From the Back Porch

  • Chicken Tractors

    Ever heard of a chicken tractor?  The concept originated with Joel Salatin, as a way to keep his chickens confined while letting them eat the weeds between his garden rows.  Now, chicken tractors are used for everything from back-yard chicken coops to protecting free-range chickens from predators. In the early spring, we use our chicken…

  • Twice the greenhouse, for twice the veggies!

    On Christmas Day our 35 by 96-foot greenhouse joined Stevens County’s long list of snowstorm wreckage. There’s no good way to shovel the snow off a greenhouse! And that snow just did not slide… But the good news is that our guys were able to salvage many of the parts, and with them put together…

  • Giving thanks..

    Winter squash. Autumn leaves. Pumpkin pies. Blessings. It’s that time of year. A time to rest and reflect. A season of thanksgiving. As we bake our pumpkin (squash) pies, as we stuff the turkey, we look back on a full year. It’s been a busy one, but a good one. And that is thanks to…

  • autumn frost

    The first day of autumn brought with it the first rain and frost of the season, all within twenty-four hours.  We’re always sad to know the time for fresh veggies is drawing to a close for the year, yet we also breathe a sigh of relief as the season of busyness winds down.  And this really is…

  • Up and spinnin’

    If you’re not one of the blessed ones of us who gets to drive the roads in this beautiful valley every day, let me fill you in on the newest thing to appear in the skyline… A windmill at the Front Porch Farm! I’m not sure whose idea it was to get a windmill as…

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