We got a bit of snow! The forecast for the last night was showing snowflakes falling all night! I checked in the early morning coming out to drive kids to school and that's what I saw: Not much. Hopefully more snow is coming our way! Surrounding hills are beautiful: And this last picture is the view of the hills where our farm is located: Not the one up front. Unless you know exactly how to spot it, you can barely see it, it's hiding in the trees on the hillside! But still wi

You know, despite common belief that there are only Four Seasons in a year, I want to assure you that it's not quite that simple! While living in Siberia, I can attest that Winter is one big season there! With slight breaks into couple of weeks spring, may be a month of summer, a week of autumn. California brought one big summer with short and almost invisible fall quickly becoming as ephemeral spring, or is it another form of summer? Here in Southern Oregon the shortest seas

About a year ago we did a blog post about Madrone trees shedding their bark in the heat of the Summer. That fact is so unique, fascinating and beautiful by itself with layers of burgundy, orange, pale green and beige colors complimenting each other so stunningly! This year we have what looks like a record amount of berries, which inspired me to a new post about this significant tree! You can eat them raw, just from the three (only disadvantage is that they are usually up very

What a beautiful summer it was! Many highlights: amazing, joyful and creative summer camps; building projects and hosting agro-tourists;...

What a fun city we life in! The day started with the fun run (we did not make it, busy feeding animals). And then parade! Dancing...

Spring flew by with the end of school year activities, garden preparation, farm cleaning and more! New chicks got their personal little...

On our farm Nigerian Dwarf goats helping us to manage brush, and they also provide good amount of milk. Their milk tastes very different...

One of our favorite views from the window, cute little pumphouse, Cypress trees, hills in the background. And snow! This is our fourth...

Yes, we know, it is end of January already! But can you believe, we celebrated the record number of New Year holidays! Starting with last...

Cooler days did not stop that amazing food production that's just keep on giving! I love those huge Sunflower heads, so heavy with...

Having newborns on the farm is always very exciting! This time Greg and I felt we started to develop more intuitive abilities and...

I still can't believe Greg and I carried 50 hay bales from trailer to the barn by ourselves. And these were some large and heavy bales!...

Creation of this tiny pizza oven was possible due to the enthusiasm of super creative, supportive and hardworking group of children (and...

How about creating your own pizza? These kids truly love to mix the dough! We made salads (including fruit salad of course!), cookies,...

I always thought that summer should be a downtime. And it's good to sit and read the book, do nothing etc, but look at these guys! The...

Summer is upon us, believe it or not! Those warm days, beautiful gardens, relaxed time in the shade with crafts, stories and more! This...

Dear friends! This year we are happy to announce the Second Annual Spring Fair, an amazingly talented and resourceful event! When:  March...

You know, before making this blog post, I decided to check, what was I writing in Feb about previously and realized that neither in 2022,...

It is almost mid January and finally the snow graiced our hills and decorated all around! Our dog Lucy is enjoying it! Woodpile in a cozy...

You know, when I am thinking of my day, I divide it into sections, morning at home, morning farm chores, dropping kids off at school,...