In Canada, paramedics and emergency departments use the Canadian Triage and Acuity Scale (CTAS) to help determine which patients need to be seen by a physician yesterday, or within 15 minutes, 30 minutes, etc. This week I’ve been contemplating the … Continue reading Duck Triage
(Not that kind of branding.) Trying to break into the farming industry is weird. It is easy to feel intimidated by generational farmers with big quotas, automation, and tractors that require ladders. Heck, I’m even a bit jealous of farmers … Continue reading Branding on the Homestead
We could all use a little extra joy these days, so have some chuckles at our expense! Directly from our farm to your scrolling device, we present the Honeywwoofer Blooper Reel. What does Rambo find most attractive about his ladies? … Continue reading Farm Bloopers
***DIY metal polish recipe at the bottom of my math infused rant.*** Will and I have been working on upcycling some very old cabinets. We got them from an assisted living complex that was upgrading their apartment kitchens. The whole … Continue reading Use What You Have
Hatching season has returned to the poultry world. Those who like to hatch their own birds are busy dusting off their incubators, securing their hatching eggs, and setting up their brooders. By the time the chicks hatch and grow their … Continue reading Hatching Season
Do you have the itch? That itchy kind of itch? That itch that begins mid January and grows with itchiness until gardening season? Maybe you have started flipping through seed catalogues. Maybe, like me, you panic bought in December. Maybe … Continue reading An Itchy Kind of Itchy
***Long informative post that comes with a fun Nina Pitay photoshoot!*** It has come to my attention that I have been throwing around terminology that not everyone is super familiar with. What is a micro farm? How about “regenerative agriculture”? … Continue reading Permaculture What?
Dear bibliophiles: you may want to look away- what you are about to see may shock and appall you! Conversely it may inspire you to trash some of your stale old books in order to make this cool upcycle. Turns … Continue reading The Book Block
I believe the kitchen table is the epicenter of a home. It brings families and friends together. It bears the weight of celebratory meals, morning coffee, and important conversations. It hosts laughter, tears, crumbs, and sometimes when no one is … Continue reading Kitchen Conversations
This break in studying for my Statistics exam is brought to you by my mealworm farm. I have been dying to showcase this little project but I wanted to wait until I could capture all the stages of the lifecycle. … Continue reading A Worm by Any Other Name
