A big, whole hearted thank you to everyone who came out to our party on Saturday.  We had a great turnout, nothing burned down except the bonfire, musicians played and guests joined in, and there was loads of tasty food.  Best of all there were…

Last week it was summer, this week it is winter.  The mice, wasps and birds are eyeing our house as a delightful winter get-away.  A week or so ago I met a bird in the office, today there was one in the bedroom – perhaps…

Weather rewind: Is it summer again?  Hey, I’m not complaining.  The field was finally dry enough this week to get some much needed work done.  All the sweet potatoes have been dug, the tomatoes and peanuts mowed down, the field disked and planted in a…

Farm Open-House and Bonfire Party Directions AddedJoin us on Saturday, November 3rd at 4:30 as we celebrate the near-completion of the first year of Tubby Creek Farm!  Kids are welcome, please keep dogs on leash.  BYOB.  Please bring a finger-food item to share.  We light…

Busy, busy, busy week on the farm!  I’d tell you how many hours we’ve put in but then I’d have to count them, which would be terrifying.  So here is an abbreviated newsletter with just a quick update and one very important recipe. Monday morning…

Ever since our laying hens became experts at flying over the fence, they have been pushing the limits of free range.  Unfortunately for us, Rookie has discovered that those pretty, muzzle-sized packages the chickens keep leaving everywhere are full of gooey deliciousness.  And she has…

Back in late July, when the tomato harvest dried up, I started saying there will be more tomatoes in September.  Now it is fall, September is almost over, and there have only been a handful of tomatoes.  What happened?  We still have tomato plants in…

Why did the chicken cross the road?  To hide her eggs from the farmers.  Now that we have ended their tomato-eating fun by fencing in the garden, the chickens have retaliated by lollygagging around in the road trying to get hit by cars.  Egg production…