There is something very satisfying about making your own cheese. Whether it’s just a basic soft cheese or a perfectly aged cheddar cheese, it’s just a beautiful feeling of achievement. For my husband and I, it was a lot of trial and error. We use raw milk from our milk cow and we have had a lot …
How to Make Farmhouse Cheddar Cheese- Step by Step Pictures (& Raw Milk Tips) Read More »
It’s wintertime on the ranch. The time of year where things slow down and we take more time to ourselves, not as many projects to do and the days typically consist of waking up later than usual, feeding cows, doing one or two projects then enjoying the evening curled up on the couch reading a book that …
It’s always fun when the new year comes around, people start making all sorts of resolutions. The one that always seems to be on top of everyone’s list is to “get in shape” and “lose weight.” I’m glad to say that isn’t on my list anymore, in fact it hasn’t been on my list in …
Last night, I was upset. I was frustrated when I realized I spend a lot of time on the internet. I got rid of facebook a couple months ago and thought I would have freedom from internet by finally sacrificing the most time consuming element of my life… I was wrong. It seems that I enjoy being …
Love does not always come when you expect it or where you expect it. In the old days it was fairly common for a cowboy to go east to find his bride-to-be. Back then there wasn’t as many people out west and the women that came west typically were coming with a man, so if …
This Western Love: how the cowboy went east to find his bride. Read More »
In 2010 my life changed forever… I said goodbye to the suburbs, college life and packed my car and took a 24 hour road trip to the land that I would call my new home; Rockville, Oregon. 45 miles from the closest grocery store, hospital and to most people, civilization. As I settled down into …
I present you, a guinea: This is not your typical bird and most people have never seen or heard of them, but I’m becoming convinced that they are the best kept secret for gardeners and people with bug infestations. I came upon guineas when I was trying to find a natural method for bug control …
I apologize for not posting a new story in quite a while. Summer is just a busy time. Right now my hands are full with a bummer lamb. A bummer lamb is a lamb that it’s mother either: didn’t accept it, the mother died, or had health problems; in this case the mother had a nasty case …
I’ve been wanting to write an article about branding for quite some time but just never got around to writing it. Well, I really started thinking about how I was going to write this article when I looked on the wall street journal and say this article: In a Beef Over Branding. This article made it …
Well, there’s a reason why I haven’t written anything for quite some time… Sean and I just found out in the last couple weeks that we are pregnant and expecting our baby in late December! None the less, I have been getting used to being pregnant and all the lovely changes that are associated with …