Every good coop or shed deserves a little whimsy. Ours came in the form of a hobbit door and a round window—because why not? A farm is full of chores and straight lines; it’s a gift to break that up with something unexpected. Plus, I needed to add this to my carpentry resume. A Decorative […]

How to Build a Rounded Hobbit Door with Trim

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chicken coop with hobbit door

Keeping it simple, light, and sweet with these 3-ingredient fruit leather bars! Farm to Lunchbox As summer makes it’s gradual departure, we get to work on canning and jamming to preserve what we have grown this season. With so much fresh produce still on our hands this time of year we also break out our […]

Homemade Fruit Leather | Flavorful Back to School Snack

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A practical, packable game plan for chaotic evenings and nourishing the crew on the go. Sliding Back into the Sports Season Rhythm If your evenings are spent shuttling kids between practices, games, and rehearsals—while also trying to keep everyone fed—you’re not alone and in fact, you’ve come to the right place. As a busy farm […]

Dinner-On-the-Go: A Sports Season Survival Guide for Busy Families

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Dinner to-go cookbook

Fair week hits different when you’re a farm family. Between washing animals, hunting down show boots that fit, hauling straw bales, and chasing show times, it’s easy to end up eating gas station pizza and cold fries at 10pm. We’ve been there. But over the years, we’ve learned that a little bit of prep—just a […]

Busy Farm Season Meals: 10 Easy Dishes We Prep for Fair Week

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fair time

Soft, fluffy, and just as tasty as your other homemade sourdough breads – this soft sourdough sandwich bread recipe is one you’ll want to keep on hand! A Soft Sourdough Recipe Making Sourdough was never just a fad for our family – it’s a practice that has been long ingrained into our weekly routine because […]

The Best Soft Sourdough Sandwich Bread

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Sourdough Sandwich Loaf

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