Faith & Farms

04/01/2025

No foolin’ Y’all. It’s time for April Flowers and our special Spring Sale!

Herb blends for chickens and ducks, gardening supplies, chicken keeping supplies, and a few special things for you too!

Head on over to the website and use code APRILFLOWERS20 for 20% off your entire order, now through April 7.

Happy Spring!!!

03/19/2025

I love getting Happy Mail from Stacy!

Ordered some Glass Gem Popcorn seeds and some Cucumber Cream Lotion and she even threw in some Peas (Sugar Magnolia). Thank you so much! Can’t wait to get planting.

03/17/2025

Fun little kitchen project. I ordered a kit from a local supplier and am trying my hand at growing chanterelles. So far, so good. We should be able to get two batches to harvest. This first batch is earmarked for Mr F&F’s amazing wonton soup. I’ll post a pic when they are harvested and the soup is made. So delicious!

Have you grown mushrooms? Do you have a favorite?

03/16/2025

Truly my favorite time of year is when the girls wrap up their winter break and start laying again. I love the colors, but also love to give eggs away.

Planning on adding a few chicks this Spring as well. Not sure if I’m going to source from a local farm or let a broody hen sit on eggs. Any thoughts on either option?

03/16/2025

Took a fun class at a local alpaca farm and learned how to hand dye yarn. Thanks so much , Liz and I loved it!

03/13/2025

First quail eggs of 2025! So excited they are laying again. I’ve had lots of requests for them this year, especially because Mr F&F makes amazing pickled quail eggs.

Have you tried quail eggs? Any good recipes?

03/04/2025

Many of you have been asking about where to get chicks this season. Feed stores are running out pretty fast and the demand is high. The Flock Directory is a great resource for finding birds as well as letting those looking that you have some available. Take a look…..you can search by location or by breed.

If you would like to add your farm to the list, click on Breeder Signup and complete the form to submit.

Nationwide Directory for Small Poultry Breeders and Hatcheries. Connect with local breeders for chicks and hatching eggs.

02/27/2025

Hooray, my order arrived and I can’t wait to wear these. Love my new shirts from . March preorder coming soon. Be on the lookout for it!

01/26/2025

POV getting to spend the weekend hanging out with my granddaughters. Grammy time is the BEST!

10/31/2024

Y’all, I just love how my husband thinks. He bought a couple of pounds of green grapes and LOVED them. So he went back, bought more, and canned them so we can have them this winter when we are craving a sweet snack. Truly, he’s a gem.

08/17/2024

My yearly reminder to secure your s**t in your truck bed before getting on the road or the freeway.

This lack of responsibility on someone else’s part cost $1000 (the insurance company deemed it a “collision” and charged the deductible), but it could have cost my life.

Strap your stuff down…..

08/12/2024

When your face is so badly swollen, your iPhone won’t even recognize you……

Had a little mishap with one of my hives over the weekend. I guess the hive stand started to sink into the ground a bit, causing it to lean. And the weight of the honey in the boxes finally made the whole thing crash down onto the ground. (I had been meaning to fix that whole situation, but procrastination got the better of me) Those bees were MAD.

Mr F&F rushed to the house to get me and I immediately suited up and went down to see what I could do. I was able to reset one deep box and the super, but one of the deeps was so full of honey that I couldn’t even lift it. While trying to remove frames to lighten the load, a couple of those little buggers found their way inside my suit and right to my face. This is only three stings: one on the tip of my nose, one on my cheek, and one on my jawline. But darn, those things hurt, itch, and the swelling is so intense!

Mr F&F suited up and helped and a dear friend/neighbor/beekeeper also came and helped get things back to some semblance of order. We’ll see if this hive recovers from this trauma of having their home crash to the ground. Hoping for the best. Preparing for the worst.

In the meantime, I’ll have to start remembering some passwords so I can access all those apps that use facial recognition…lol

08/03/2024

Follow up to that huckleberry picking we did over the weekend. Mr F&F and I took a stroll into our woods and picked 5 cups of huckleberries. Sunday night, I soaked them overnight in my favorite Tempranillo, then Monday made THE most delicious jam.

Thank you for all your suggestions. We still have lots and lots of huckleberries on our property and my next plan is to make ice cream and syrup with them.
And of course, the chickens got some as a treat!

What other suggestions/ideas do you have for huckleberries?

08/03/2024

Story Time:

How my morning started…..went out to feed my rabbit BEFORE having my coffee. That was my first mistake.

Didn’t bother wearing gloves. That was my second mistake.

Reached for the lid of the storage container without looking closely. Third mistake.

Grabbed the lid, but instead grabbed a fat slug. That was my fourth mistake.

Screamed (of course because ICK) and jumped back and slipped on the wet pavers. Fifth mistake.

Sat on my bottom on the wet pavers and LAUGHED, because I can’t take this stuff seriously.

Soooo, that’s how my day started. It’s gotta get better from here, right? Please tell me YES!

Anyway, here are a couple of dahlia pics at the end to cleanse the palate from the slug.

08/03/2024

Would love your suggestions, ideas, recipes, etc for wild red huckleberries. We have A LOT this year on our property and I’d hate for them to go to waste, but have never picked them before. What do you do with yours?

08/03/2024

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05/01/2024

Not only is it May 1st, but it’s Worldwide Naked Gardening Day! Hooray for getting out in the garden and getting those plants in the ground.

Okay, I actually don’t garden naked. But if I did, I’ll bet my neighbors would build a free fence for me!

02/02/2024

In honor of old P. Phil predicting an early spring this year, I’ve been making plans for the garden. Who’s ready????

Also, check out my sale on all in stock Farmers Defense sleeves. 20% off through Feb 5. Get yours before they’re all gone.