Longleaf Breeze

Searching for seed companies Monsanto doesn't own yet, monofilament line for deer fence, straight rows vs. meandering plantings, our first composting toilet...

Clearing the fence line, measuring, setting posts, leveling, using the transit, first monofilament line, remaining tasks, preparing to be apart, shitake mushroom workshop...

Our goal is 20 blueberry bushes, varieties for spreading the season, pruning, gapping vines to kill them, cell phones and steel building, our solar oven routine, wood stove damperi...

17 trees in the ground, more peaches?, best soil for fruit trees, hog wire cages, blueberries in the sunshine, cleaning off Veg Hill, cover crop for Veg Hill, the joy of finishing ...

Can we ever get past this? Planting pear trees and longleafs, gearing up for snow, we need community, dishwasher energy savings, shelter from the north wind...

Update on Ole’ Cuz and his brother, rows and aisles on Veg Hill, cover crops, planting the first fruit trees in the orchard, planting longleafs, living in one place and managing pr...

Plastic mulch and hoophouses, collecting other’s leaves for compost, cover crop, Alabama organic farmers, getting on with Veg Hill, scratchin’ at Ole’ Cuz, design for Veg Hill...

Heading to Chattanooga for Southern SAWG, clearing for the deer fence, we hate vines, orchard planning, housecleaning, walking around the farm for fun, compost rhythm...

Keeping the apartment warm, hot water problem, septic tank problem, back to clearing and burning, plans for Southern SAWG...

Stress, stress, and more stress, focusing on the present, firewood consumption, keeping warm to wash clothes, where to store things...

In this extended holiday edition, our daughter Adrian and her boyfriend Kenny quiz us about the decisions we’re making and how this new way of living is going to work...

Regrets and second thoughts, rediscovering part of the farm, fun with the Kill-o-Watt, dual flush toilet, preparing for the holidays, learning what we can't store in the pole barn...