Author Archives: Paula

Last week was pretty hectic on the Ridge. We were given over 20 quarters of venison to process. In two days time I cut and canned over 40 jars of meat plus ground about 35 pounds of burger and bagged several large roasts … Continue reading →

Today we had a frustrating encounter…we applied for passports. Grandbaby #11 is due in the spring so we’ll be headed to Japan for a visit. We learned a few things along the way and to save someone the aggravation that we … Continue reading →

Recently our Red Star pullets began to lay eggs. Within weeks, each hen was producing a nice brown egg each day and we found ourselves swimming in eggs. I put the word out that our hens were laying and we … Continue reading →

 Every day I encounter people who are trying to be healthy, eat right and live responsibly.  It seems that everyone has an opinion about what is the best thing to eat. Every day there is a new thing…8 foods experts … Continue reading →

In the past couple of weeks I have had several newbie gardeners ask me what to do with their garden now that the vegetables are picked and the colder weather is coming. Today I heard that freezing temperatures and snow … Continue reading →

The garden is ramping up to full production. This week we started canning…thus far we have done 30 pints of peas and 30 pints of green beans. The cucumbers and zucchini are coming on quickly. Here is a great LOCAL … Continue reading →

We have been trying to add some ducks to our pond for the past week…I put my Easter Pekin ducks on the pond and they scaled the fence and got back in with the chickens. I was given some Indian Runner … Continue reading →

It’s hard to maintain a blog when you work from sun-up to sundown…I’ll try to hit the highlights of the last few weeks. We had an excavator here for a few days…he enlarged our little swamp pond, built a level … Continue reading →

Spring is finally arriving and we are a bit overwhelmed on the Ridge. We have decided that we would like to offer folks a chance to attend our seminars for free…in exchange for help on the farm. Here’s how it … Continue reading →

Very crazy and hectic here on the Ridge. In the past seven weeks, we have had 10 new babies. Seven of them are “bottle babies” that need fed three times a day. Sorry for our lack of pictures…the camera is … Continue reading →