April 21, 2020 It was very strange celebrating Holy Week and Easter without actually going to church. One tradition we have, is at church on Holy Thursday, we remember when Jesus celebrated the Last Supper with his apostles. After Mass, we visit 7 other Catholic churches in the area as we read the scripture stories …
Month: April 2020
Chickens and Yard Work
April 8, 2020 It wasn’t enough for the 3 of us to live in a 540 square foot studio apartment, we had to add baby chicks! 15 of the 19 eggs we incubated hatched over the course of 2 days. They stayed in the incubator for a few days and then we transferred them into …
Our Vision for Apples
April 5, 2020 This post is going to be all about our plans for the apple orchard. Our goal is to have a commercial orchard with about 2,500 trees. In order to get this many trees on the 2½ acre pasture, we are using a technique called High Density, Trellis Trained trees. This is a …
Spring Brings Changes!
April 4, 2020 It has been over a month since our last post and our world has turned upside down! Due to the current coronavirus pandemic, our youngest son moved home from college, John was laid off from his job, and Katie is now working from home. Fortunately, we are all healthy and since we’re …
Undaunted Farming 