Fresh from the Farm

Growing food is a social justice issue - JSOnline.

Backyard Chickens Alliance of Cobb County. Go, Sign, Be counted.

COBB | County cracks down on families with chickens | 11alive.com. As you all know, our chickens are also on a lot smaller than the zoning regs.  I hope that they don't do a crackdown. However, if you live in Georgia and for some reason read this, please go to the link in the story and sign the petition. This lady is fighting the fight for the … Continue reading the story "COBB | County cracks down on families with chickens | 11alive.com"

Roma Food Strainer & Sauce Maker. I want to put this into our kitchen.  This is a wish list item.

Today, we planted tomatoes. Yes. It happens to be December 1st but we had absolutely no choice in the matter. Last week, while at my Dad's farm in south Georgia, we were surprised to see tomato plants popping up all along the front and side of his chicken coop! They were happy and healthy plants. I knew right away that if we left them … Continue reading the story "Tomatoes for Christmas"

"The ultimate goal of farming is not the growing of crops, but the cultivation and perfection of human beings." Masanobu Fukuoka

Our roses are having a very difficult time with the frost and colder weather but as we can see, they sure are troopers!