I have wooed her; I have courted her. I have plied her with visions of roses and lilies. And this weekend Amanda murmured those words I’ve longed to hear: “You know, I’m kind of coming around to the idea of a composting toilet.”

Regular readers know that I have focused my attention sharply on how we subsistence farmers will grow, store, and prepare food in a post-peak-oil world. But as in so many other matters, my bride has a different point of view. She shifted our attention this weekend away from food and […]

I love cutting and splitting firewood. Even though I generally dislike tasks I must wear ear protection to perform, I make an exception for firewood. It’s uniquely satisfying to watch a stack build up on one of our pallets and know that it will keep us warm in the winter […]

We had a great couple of days this weekend at Longleaf Breeze, but the highlight by far was our first chance to use our weeding hoe.

It’s been 17 days now since we planted our summer garden, and so far, things look good for the veg, not so good for the herbs. Here’s the report.