Hey friends, how was your weekend? We checked out a local farm, Ben went to my brother’s bachelor party, and we also had a family party. Poor Marvin is struggling with recurrent hives, so send some positive vibes our way. I’ve had a ton of people message me over the past few months about wanting […]
Hey friends, happiest Monday! How was your weekend? I’m so excited to finally share our full honey extraction post! Keep on reading to get all of the details about how to harvest and extract honey. How to Harvest and Extract Honey To be completely transparent, I do absolutely nothing to help with the beehives. Although I love having a […]
Hey friends! How’s your Monday going so far? We’re still pretty consumed with newborn + toddler life over here, but we have some exciting farm news. Our backyard chickens started laying and we officially have farm fresh eggs! Farm Fresh Eggs Have Arrived The past few months have been pretty crazy for our family, so […]
Hi friends, how is it already Thursday?? This week is flying by. It’s been a while since I’ve shared a full garden update on the blog. This was our first year planting vegetables from seeds and using raised garden beds. To be honest, Ben and I weren’t super confident in our new gardening plans. It […]
Hi friends, happy Monday! How was your weekend? We had beautiful weather in Chicago, so we definitely enjoyed some time outside on the farm. It was a weekend of building over here. Ben was busy building the DIY tomato trellis and house bed, while my little one and I enjoyed a relaxing weekend outside in […]
Hi friends! It’s officially time to plant the garden and I couldn’t be more excited. If the forecast is accurate (is it ever?) we should have a sunny weekend in Chicago. Perfect weather for planting the vegetable garden. We usually buy adult vegetable plants, but we decided that growing vegetables from seeds would be a […]
It’s official. Ben and I crossed over into “weird” territory and are the proud owners of 2 goats, 10 chickens, and 4 bee hives! Want to know more about raising goats and raising chickens? Well we’re officially farmers! Well, kinda… Farm living Okay, so you’re probably wondering why we decided to become homesteaders and start […]
