thefemfarmer

Veggies: Part One

One of the first outdoor farm projects in 2021 is getting the vegetable garden going. I would ideally like a garden that produces year-round and, at minimum, provides most or all of my own produce. I would sell or donate any excess but this would NOT be a focus. The vegetable garden is not aContinue reading “Veggies: Part One”

Which Chicken? Part Two

After hours and hours and hours of pouring over various heat-tolerant chicken breeds, and the creation of an in-depth spreadsheet of the traits of about 20+ standard chicken breeds, I made my purchase of chicks for the new farm in the wee hours of the morning on November 16th, 2020. I ended up buying myContinue reading “Which Chicken? Part Two”

Which Chicken? Part One

I have wanted a flock of chickens for years now. For years, that dream was simply not possible. My husband and I moved to Seattle in 1993, and have lived within the city limits for 20 some odd of those years. Living in a dense urban environment has its upsides, but a serious con isContinue reading “Which Chicken? Part One”

The Farm: Second Look

Fast forward to 2020. Not that I love the year 2020. It has been a bear. A really bitchy, fully enraged momma bear kind of year. I was so glad to put 2019 to rest and start a new year. But before 2020 barely got started, we get COVID!! One of the oddities of beingContinue reading “The Farm: Second Look”

The Farm: First Look

If you have not yet read the post about me and who I am, please take a peek at The Beginning. This post, however, is not about me. It is about “the farm.” The first time I saw the farm, I was driving to my father’s house for Thanksgiving in 2019. Although his physical addressContinue reading “The Farm: First Look”

The Beginning

My name is Sarah. I am fifty-five years old. I was born in a ‘burb of Chicago and moved to Mississippi when I was six. I graduated from high school in Jackson. Tried to leave the state but got too cold in Minneapolis, so I came home and graduated from Mississippi State University (Hail State!!).Continue reading “The Beginning”