The truth about farming – it’s not a get rich quick scheme, nor for the faint of heart or the naked and afraid. Everyday common questions, insider secrets and occasional laughs from the Clucking It Up Farmers.
Top 10 Reusable Items We Use on the Farm
There’s a lot these days being put on the “don’t buy list”, “eco-friendly list”, “recycle list”. It gets so overwhelming on what to buy, what not to buy, what’s environmentally friendly, what’s reusable and what’s not. It gets super frustrating. We all want to do better, but we have toRead More…
Small Farms Filling the Local Food and Grocery Store Gap
Soil Block VS Potting Tray
Soil block vs potting tray – what’s better? What’s the difference? Who really cares? We are currently testing both on the farm. We’ve made a great bootstrap soil block maker, we’ve also purchased a soil block maker from Johnny’s Seeds. And, of course, we have some potting trays. Oh theRead More…
11 Ways to Make Money on the Farm
What I Learned My First Year of Farming
Top Desserts: Featuring Boca Negra From Alaska
Chocolate, chocolate, chocolate…we all crave chocolate! This weeks top dessert is the Boca Negra Cake made famous by Two Sisters Bakery in Homer, Alaska. The Boca Negra Cake has been dubbed a flourless cake. However, with 1 1/2 tablespoons of flour in the recipe, I’m not sure how that makesRead More…
Top Desserts: Featuring Lane Cake From Alabama
Did you know that every state has a signature dessert? I honestly never even really thought about it. I saw an article somewhere one day that had was talking about all of these great desserts, so obviously we needed to investigate that. After-all, who doesn’t like dessert! I found thisRead More…
Easy All Beef 3 Alarm Summer Sausage Recipe
I’m sure you will love this easy all beef 3 alarm summer sausage recipe, just as much as we do. We started doing a low carb diet, at the beginning of the year. We’ve all done fairly well on it. The main goal is to get Mr. Clucking It Up’sRead More…
Which of These 13 March Vegetables Will You Start Growing
Which of these 13 March vegetables will you start growing now? It’s March and I know our brains are in overdrive with what to plant right now. It’s so close to spring and I fear, we’ve already sprung. I’m so excited, I’ve already wet my plants! So, get your seedsRead More…