Meanwhile, at The Situation… 😂 I woke up this morning, and Mr. Caldwell was already outside. Now, if you’ve been sitting on this Front Porch with me for any amount of time, you already know that sentence rarely ends with anything normal. I looked outside, and there he was. Moving the mulch. By hand. LetContinueContinue reading “How Do You Move a Mountain? Apparently, One Gorilla Cart at a Time.”
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Chicken Processing Class: Knowing Your Food From Beginning to End
There’s something we say often around here at 1737: Know where your food comes from. But if we’re being truthful, knowing where your food comes from means understanding more than where it was grown or raised. Sometimes it means being willing to learn about the parts of the process that happen long before food reachesContinueContinue reading “Chicken Processing Class: Knowing Your Food From Beginning to End”
Pull Up a Chair. We Saved You Some Seeds.
Jordan’s birthday, a fall garden in a bag, and why there will always be something to share at The Garden Table. Jordan did a thing. Now, if you’ve spent any amount of time here on The Porch, you already know those words could lead absolutely anywhere. There could be chickens involved. There could be somethingContinueContinue reading “Pull Up a Chair. We Saved You Some Seeds.”
Sometimes Progress Gets Dumped in Your Yard by the Truckload
There are some days on a homestead when progress looks beautiful. A basket full of vegetables. A handful of fresh eggs. A fig tree loaded with fruit. A garden bed finally coming together exactly the way you pictured it. And then there are days when progress pulls up in a big truck and gets dumpedContinueContinue reading “Sometimes Progress Gets Dumped in Your Yard by the Truckload”
What’s in Jordan’s Pockets Today?
Just another perfectly normal harvest at 1737 Urban Homestead There are harvest baskets at 1737 Urban Homestead. I know this because I have personally seen them. We own them. They are available. They are perfectly capable of holding vegetables. Jordan, however, apparently has other plans. He was out in the garden today doing what JordanContinueContinue reading “What’s in Jordan’s Pockets Today?”
How Jordan Stores His Seeds (Nothing Fancy… and That’s the Point)
One of the questions Jordan gets asked pretty often is how he stores all of his seeds. The answer usually surprises people. He doesn’t have a climate-controlled seed room. He doesn’t vacuum seal every packet. He doesn’t have an elaborate filing system. He uses a Simply Tidy Photo & Craft Keeper. That’s it. The individualContinueContinue reading “How Jordan Stores His Seeds (Nothing Fancy… and That’s the Point)”
Apparently, It’s Jordan’s Birthday… So Y’all Get the Gifts 😂🌱
Jordan’s birthday is coming up. Now, normally when somebody has a birthday, they get the presents. Apparently, that is not how things work around here. Because somewhere between talking about fall planting, checking on the figs, and whatever else Jordan was doing in the garden, we decided that the Garden Table should get the birthdayContinueContinue reading “Apparently, It’s Jordan’s Birthday… So Y’all Get the Gifts 😂🌱”
Welcome to 1737
Every now and then, I look at this page and realize there are a whole lot of new folks hanging around. First, welcome. Second, you should probably know that what you’re about to see around here isn’t exactly normal. Most homesteads have gardens. We have gardens, chickens, pineapples, medicinal plants, fruit trees, a 120-pound RottweilerContinueContinue reading “Welcome to 1737”
The View From the Porch
The Breeze Won’t Wait I was supposed to be cleaning my office. That is how this story should probably begin. 😂 Somehow, though, I ended up sitting on the deck with my laptop, working on a few workbooks and looking out over the homestead. Jordan was in the garden trimming basil. Samson was stretched outContinueContinue reading “The View From the Porch”
From Seed to Cornmeal: Our Dent Corn Harvest is Finally Here 🌽
There are certain moments on the homestead that make all the waiting worth it. Today was one of those days. After months of watching it grow, listening to the leaves rustle in the wind, wondering if it was finally ready, and trying not to rush Mother Nature… we harvested our dent corn. Y’all… I wasContinueContinue reading “From Seed to Cornmeal: Our Dent Corn Harvest is Finally Here 🌽”