Gardening by Cathy

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!Do you ever wonder what is out there? In terms of gardening blogs, that is. Now, gardening involves so many different realms. Think relationship. When you do, you should be able to come up with [...]

Who wants to live in Minnesota? Maybe if you are baking in Arizona you might enjoy the cool 60’s like refreshing yourself by going for a dip in a cold pool. Hey folks it is supposed to get up to 70 degrees by this weekend in Billings Minnesota! The winter ends [...]

…so today is a special post – from the heart.

Today has been a hot day and I finally planted my snapdragons and Red Accent Impatiens in a rectangle box planter in the front of our yard. Yes, I know…it is a bit late. However, I had to be able to video it in [...]

Efficiency. A well-structured farm is the epitome of efficiency.
As shown in one of our pics in the Mullerslane Farm Animals and Buildings Part 1 of 3, a chicken is actually drinking the water in a little wading pool. It is thirsty. It goes to the pool and drinks the water. (Quite safely [...]

Efficiency. A well-structured farm is the epitome of efficiency. Even though the Mullers lane Farm (MLF) does not have that many animals, it still needs the efficiency to take care of the animals. It still needs a place to keep feed dry – protecting it from the elements and to keep it from [...]

Sunday was a very relaxing day at the Mullerslane farm even though the wind started out like a lamb and went out like a lion. When you visit a farm take a look at the layout of the buildings and see how they fit together into a cohesive theme. The farm may be [...]

In this series we have discussed the Mullerslane farm event highlights, and what it takes to put on a farm event. Now, we will discuss our commitment. We are the attenders or participants. Commitment is a big word to swallow. Yes, I did use that word. It puts us in [...]

I would encourage other homesteaders to open up their farms for a weekend event. You could even make it a Friday – Saturday event if an entire weekend seems too daunting a task.
Why am I encouraging this, even this summer or fall, yet? In these uncertain times we need to band [...]

A big thank you goes out to Paul and Cyndi Muller for opening their farm generously again for the 5th year!!! Without their vision, the Illinois-Wisconsin region would be a poorer place in terms of homesteading people interacting and connecting.
As usual it was a rounding success. Success can be measured in both quantity and [...]

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