Hi everyone! Well this last weekend was great! Sorry about the long absence… no promises that it won’t happen again, either I just don’t have time while I’m still working but the good news is we probably only have another 6-9 months to go before I can officially be a …Read More
Canning
long time no write!
I sorta knew this would happen, though. I get so busy with work, keeping up with housework and kids, and also doing projects here and there. I think it’s hard because I don’t blog because I don’t have PICTURES because who wants to read a boring old blog with no …Read More
Manure & canning jars
So yesterday after we finished at the pumpkin patch, I borrowed my sister’s truck and went up and got a load of manure to put on the garden. There is a guy north of here with a horse farm who will give you free manure and he’ll even load it …Read More
Canning potatoes – Experiment # 1
So on Saturday afternoon I canned potatoes! I got a great deal on some nice clean small Yukon Golds the other day and I bought 15 lbs of them for canning. One of our favorite meals is fried potatoes with kielbasa sausage and some sort of veggie, usually broccoli. When …Read More
Current Projects
I’ve got a couple projects going right now. Actually one is ongoing and the other I did yesterday. I make homemade pizza probably once a week. I have this great pizza stone I got from my mom and with it’s help I’ve been able to churn out gourmet pizzeria-style pizzas …Read More

I'm
a thirty-something wife and mother of two and I firmly believe that people
should be living life on their own terms. My terms involve
lots of domestic things, animals, and teaching my daughters to drive a
tractor. We're not on our property yet, but so far I've made it from
working city mother to country housewife. Follow along my journey with
me! I blog here at Uncle Dutch Farms and I also have another site at 
