Bringing home the bees …. At one point my back was covered with bees!

The joy of seeing greenery on the property, something other than weeds, has also been good for my soul, a real breath of life!

What to do when your seedlings Die!

Andy and I built our first Hoop House during our Spring Break ‘staycation’!

Water is very important to the farming and ag community here in Palisade. Colorado as well as numerous other states rely on the Colorado river for its primary water source. With that in mind, when we were looking at different properties, we always made sure the property had water rights tied to the specific acreage.

Now that the irrigation, fencing, and paths are in, it is so amazing to see what I drew on graph paper turn into reality!

I’ve spent the last few months working on the property, demoing old structures, and weeding, a lot of weeding! As spring approaches, I took advantage of a warm day and did some gardening instead! It was a glorious reminder of why I’m doing all the clean-up work around the property.

I jokingly tell people that I learn everything the hard way, truth be told…. I’m not joking! I seriously learn everything the hard way, including how to properly create compost!

Over the last couple of weeks, I have attended different conferences and forums on horticulture, and soil and water conservation as it relates to farming. It’s been a crash course on learning how to take care of our land and grow things.