The Farm Senoia

19/04/2024

We harvested half our French breakfast radishes. These are packed with beneficial nutrients.

20/03/2024

Our starts are loving this warm weather. We have a great spot by our back porch where the light pours through our double doors.

31/07/2023

31/07/2023

28/07/2023

Our bottleneck gourds are going crazy! This trellis is 7 feet tall and 4 feet wide. We are going to have to add a second trellis. We will dry these gourds out and make bird houses out of them. We will hang these gourds around our garden next year. They attract swallows and martins. Roughly 99% of a swallows diet is flying insects. We gladly invite them to make their home at our farm. 

23/07/2023

Some farm fresh goodies. Pics 1, 2 & 3 are a really nice spinach, jalapeño, Serano, bacon, green onions quiche with cheese. Pic 4 is a warm loaf of zucchini bread. So good! This is just a few of the rewards of growing your own.

23/07/2023

The garden continues to produce beautiful nutrient dense food. This garden is completely chemical free. No pesticides, herbicides, chemical fertilizers or any other unhealthy forms of nature control. We have bugs and we don’t always keep up with the weeds, but this garden continues to surprise us. When we bought the farm we had the soil tested and all tests came back highly acidic and infertile. After our garden season last year we covered the ground with wood chips and let the chickens be in our garden plot through the winter. Then we covered the ground mid January with a tarp and left it alone until March. We made rows, added some of our own farm made compost, worm tea from our worms, planted come seeds and let sunlight, water and air do the rest. I should add one powerful ingredient and that is praying over the garden every evening as we work in it. If we can do this, you can too. We’re learning as we go. We’re making mistakes and accidentally having successes. The garden is a place of peace. It leaves us feeling calm. It is hard work but it is so rewarding. One of the greatest rewards is to feed our family knowing that our produce has been cared for and the land has not been mistreated in the process. There are no hidden ingredients, just real food.

18/07/2023

Bounty

09/02/2023

We are anticipating spring! This is 295 soil blocks. We planted these Monday and we already have some sprouts. These will stay inside until March 10 then we will start hardening then off. Once they are ready about March 17 they will go outside. We will definitely have enough food to share this year. This is just the first wave of planting. Our garden is about to drastically grow this year.

16/12/2022

08/12/2022

Look at the color of that butternut squash! Home grown is the very best.

24/09/2022

We may have neglected our garden this week but our garden didn’t neglect us.

23/09/2022

We missed a zucchini. Oops! Hat for size reference.

21/09/2022

Last nights sunset through the bluegrass

16/08/2022

Monarch butterfly on one of our Zenias

16/08/2022

Good morning!

30/07/2022

Our basil has been going absolutely crazy. We almost can’t keep up with it. Today we trimmed a ton off of the plants. The pic of the plants is after we harvested the whole red bucket. We are drying some in our drying rack and we will be making pesto and caprese salad with the rest.

30/07/2022

We just harvested a whole bucket of sage and the plants still look pretty strong after trimming them way back. We put it in our drying basket and when it’s done we will put it in seasoning jars to use for cooking

15/06/2022

Do you have tall leggy tomatoes? Trim the bottom leaves off up to the main bulk of the plant and plant them deep. They will thank you later.

14/06/2022

Sweet baby chicks!

10/06/2022

01/06/2022

Lots of life happening around here

05/05/2022

A little before and after brush hog action. The chicken pasture was getting out of control. I can’t wait for the day that we have ruminants on the land eating the grass instead of mowing.

02/05/2022

Did you know that there is a natural antidepressant in the soil? It’s a Mycobacterium vaccae bacteria found in the soil that humans ingest or inhale when they spend time in nature and gardening. This bacteria stimulates the brain part responsible for producing serotonin. The most passionate gardeners will tell you that their garden is their “happy place” and that the actual physical act of gardening reduces stress and lifts mood. 😍 Mycobacterium vaccae also improves cognitive function, it has an effect on Crohn’s disease and even rheumatoid arthritis. The natural effects of these antidepressant bacteria in the soil can be felt for up to 3 weeks. 🌱🌱🌱🌱

02/05/2022

Does anyone have any guesses of what made these mud mounds? This is right next to a seasonal water shed.

20/04/2022

260 soil blocks and about 75% are already sprouting. Can’t wait to get these guys in the ground! They were sown about a week ago and placed in our makeshift seed house (see earlier post)

19/04/2022

is making spiderwort soda. We have these Virginia Spiderworts growing wild on our property. They were used by Cherokee Indians for medicinal purposes. It is known to ease stomach aches and help with kidney issues just to name a few. The root is used for cancer. You can eat the plant or make soda. Recipe: 1 quart mason jar, 2 cups fresh spiderwort flowers, 3 tbsp raw honey and fill with unchlorinater water, leave 1/2 inch air at the top. Put the cap on the jar and let it sit on the counter for 3-5 days. The natural yeast and good bacteria in the honey will make it start it bubble. Once it becomes bubbly it is ready to strain and drink or strain and chill in the fridge. If you let it ferment too long it will be tart and vinegar tasting.

19/04/2022

Me and my crew about to insulate this place. What!

19/04/2022

It felt good to start putting insulation in the walls of the house today. After this we move on to drywall. I’m really looking forward to drywall because it’s one thing that we won’t be doing ourselves!!