Preserving Blueberries: Jam, Syrup, Pie Filling, & More!

Preserving Blueberries: Jam, Syrup, Pie Filling, & More!

Blueberry season is winding down, and even if you aren’t blessed to live in an area full of wild blueberries as we are here, chances are you can find them at a relatively decent cost at your local farmer’s market or grocery store as they are in season. There are so many fun things that […]

How-To: Hugelkultur Raised Garden Bed Start-to-Finish

How-To: Hugelkultur Raised Garden Bed Start-to-Finish

***Please see my more recent article on hugelkultur, with a start-to-finish slideshow of the 2015 hugelkultur garden***   Welcome to a new How-To Monday: Hugelkultur! Every once in a while, my  husband gets a little chainsaw-happy. You see, in my neck of the woods, we have an endless supply {or, rather, infestation} of what we […]

The Daily: New Ducklings, Hugelkultur, Farm Photos, & Update!

The Daily: New Ducklings, Hugelkultur, Farm Photos, & Update!

It’s been far too long since I’ve shared some photos and given an update on what’s going on here at Yellow Birch Hobby Farm. Much has transpired and there is so much to come for us! As we speak, baby ducklings are hatching. We have a Saxony hen who has been sitting for 30+ days […]

Homemade Strawberry Rhubarb Jam

Homemade Strawberry Rhubarb Jam

Canning season is my most favorite season- and one of the longest ones for me, second only to winter ;). I typically start in June and don’t stop until after deer season closes in November, loving it all the while. And it always begins with strawberry-rhubarb jam when the strawberries are ripe and the rhubarb […]

NEW Baby Chicks and a Review: Premier Heating Plate

NEW Baby Chicks and a Review: Premier Heating Plate

After a month and a half of waiting since my flock was devastated, we finally brought home our new babies!     Our chick orders usually sustain a 3-day trip, and on the morning of Day 2 I received the usual phone call from the Duluth Post Office letting me know that they had arrived […]