The tulips and irises are up, not flowering but their clusters of leaves are inches above the ground. Daffodils, dandelions, henbit and...

In the long dark days of winter, we spend most of our time in our warm cozy homes and bundle up to protect ourselves from the cold when...

Yes, there are good reasons to have a rooster and sometimes you get lucky and have a great rooster. We have had many roosters over the...

Having chickens can be one of the most gratifying uses of your own backyard. We bought our first batch of chicks sixteen years ago and...

Practically overnight I went from being the Honey Lady to the EGG LADY! Now while I don’t expect this to continue forever, I am right now...

WOOSH, and summer was over. Cone flowers and sunflowers slowly faded away as the autumn colors of Chrysanthemums and Golden Rod began to...

There is a balance to be found in all of nature including our relationship with it. We’ve convinced honeybees to live in the boxes we...

June, glorious June. Summer, glorious summer. Lush green canopies to drive through along our favorite country roads. Perennial flowers in...

‘Twas a cloudy, rainy, chilly, muggy May. Although there were a few, at least partially sunny breaks that lasted long enough to get out...

February’s Farm Notes 2021 February fit the old adage for March here at Fourteen Acre Wood. In like a lion, out like a lamb. We’re still...

Seven new little peepers joined the 14 Acre Wood flock last September. After a full dozen of incubated fertilized eggs produced only two...