The joys and struggles of renovating an old farmhouse and creating the Newtown Orchard
January 30, 2023 As January ends, we begin our Winter Preparations, or we should say, Spring Preparations - for the growing season. First thing on the list is to make a list. Second thing is to schedule it. Here’s our January 2023 list: Currently, because we both have full-time and part time jobs besides farming, …
We are starting a new idea and will begin posting "Teaching Posts" every now and then. This is our first Teaching Post on how we set up our lights and shelves to start seeds. If you want to start your own seeds, read on. If you'd rather just buy started plants from me skip to …
January 15, 2023 It’s hard to believe we are already two weeks into 2023! We have had a very busy new year and we don’t expect to slow down any time soon. We both love being busy, especially when it includes building our dreams! We spent the New Year holiday in Alabama with Katie’s parents …
December 28 Merry Christmas! We had a wonderful Christmas holiday and our hope and prayer is that you did, too. Our December turned out better than we could have expected. We were intentional with our time and did not commit ourselves to anything “just because.” Most nights, after work and animal farm chores, we worked …
December 3, 2022 If you've been with us for a while - or have read past blogs, you know that we were quite depressed and stressed last holiday season. We were still living in the loft over the garage and working on renovating the farmhouse. Our blog is called "Undaunted Farming" because we were able …
November 20, 2022 With the inevitability of winter coming on, John built Damien a better doghouse. We moved him to the back pasture so he could roam and patrol. The 3 acres are all fenced, or so we thought. He kept finding holes in the fencing, so we’ve had to go back and do quite …
October 31, 2022 October was a month of drastic changes in our life! In late September, Katie accepted a new job working for an engineering firm in Springfield. She had been working at the Catholic Center for 14 years, so this was a huge transition. While at the Catholic Center, she worked in the Office …
September 30, 2022 ~ At the beginning of this month Katie had a chicken butchering class. We butchered 23 big fat round chickens. The smallest hanging weight was 4 pounds and the rest were around 6 pounds. We planned on butchering the remaining 8 turkeys but it was getting late, so we decided to postpone …
August 28, 2022 ~ Today is our daughter-in-law’s birthday. Happy Birthday, Amy! August was still hot, but it is starting to get better. The month started off quite dismal! We finally had a chance to get into our beehives only to find out that something happened to three of our hives and they were EMPTY! …
July 31, 2022 ~ July was HOT! Months like this challenge everything about having a farm! And to top it off, our well is not working properly, so we can only use our hose for about 30 minutes before we run out of water and have to wait an hour for the well pump to …
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