It’s crazy that it’s in the 40’s in September in Southern Wisconsin, but that’s how we operate in the Cheese/Beer State! 🍻 It does make you think of winter arriving and sometimes it happens much sooner than you think! For instance: last year Halloween was ruined for thousands of kids and adults thanks to aContinue reading “Getting ready for a Wisconsin Winter (aka Winter is coming)…”
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Social Media Blunders and Mishaps…
I am no expert on Social Media and somewhat familiar with marketing due to my job, so I have to apologize in advance for any blunders or mishaps that happen along the way! Someday I hope to become a farmer in some capacity but it’s currently just experimental. I’m just praying that we find somethingContinue reading “Social Media Blunders and Mishaps…”
One expensive bug!
So here I am writing again after a few months! Who knew a tiny tick would put me out of commission and into the hospital? After working in the grass and fields to plant the Lavender, I pulled a Deer Tick off my thigh. This was in May. My symptoms started at the end ofContinue reading “One expensive bug!”
The Driftless Region of Wisconsin
If you’ve never been to the Driftless Region of Wisconsin, you are missing out my friend! I suggest you put this on your list of potential road trips. To make a looooong story short (glaciers have been around for thousands of years!) the Driftless Region is an area in southwestern Wisconsin, southeastern Minnesota, northeastern Iowa,Continue reading “The Driftless Region of Wisconsin”
Why the lavender experiment?
What do you do with a bunch of land that’s challenging to farm? How do you turn it into a real farm? The Farm is a little different from other properties in the area in that it has a few man-made ponds (constructed back in the late 1960’s or early 1970’s). There’s a small beachContinue reading “Why the lavender experiment?”
Farming…an honest living
What do you do when you can’t sit down, enjoy time in nature, have some family land you can spend time at? Farm, of course! We really aren’t going to make a living off the farm, but trees don’t grow very fast and you have to wait a looooong a$$ time before you can cutContinue reading “Farming…an honest living”
The Lavender Experiment 