This life is crazy and God can use things in such an amazing way. I can't believe that I got to chat with Kristin from Live Simply about how we are growing food in our backyard. Listen HERE. In the episodes, we chat about failures and lessons learned over the years. You can listen to the episode where ever you listen to podcasts. There's a Tuesday episode and there[...]
This summer was very productive. A lot of work went into the garden, many lessons were learned, and so much was harvested. You can see more information about The Rab Farm growth around the blog. But this is all about this summer. Be prepared for a long post with lots of words and tons of pictures!!!! The pictures are not award winners, my phone was always dirty, but we're[...]
Gardening with kids is super fun but doesn't come without challenges. I don't know how many fruits and vegetables have been picked before they were ripe or how many stems were broken or how many plants were just completely killed off. It's very frustrating to distract them from destroying fruit and vegetable plants not yet ripe or fully grown. I know it's just an element o[...]
You've heard them before. All those sayings about best friends. Diamonds are a girls' best friend. Man's best friend is a dog. Well I'm going to just start saying that woman's best friend is a chicken. You think I'm crazy, which is totally fine, I actually already know and admit it. I am a crazy chicken lady and turning into a plant lady. I'm also totally ok with these thi[...]
Spring is here y'all! Praise the Lord! We did things a little better this year. Tested our soil, amended it according to the needs for the crops we're growing, and used better timing on our seed starting. Seeds have been planted and are already transplanted into cups in the "salad bar". There's A LOT of tomato plants! Now comes some more waiting until t[...]
Let's be real, we've failed a lot with our gardens over the last 8 years. But all those failures and trials have led to at least a little bit of knowledge. Last year I wrote a little series Get Started Growing and shared some tips, gear, and what we were learning. It's easy to sit there and dream up a beautiful, bountiful garden. Pinterest and Instagram searches will[...]
Gardening is my newest favorite hobby. It has been so much. Besides pregnancy and children, gardening has been the most tangible way to see God. It has also been a wonderful experience to teach our kids about many things. Colors, shapes, bugs, beauty, seeds, food....the list goes on and on. The pictures in the post, show you real-life with kids. Dirt and mess and laughing[...]