There are certain things you expect to find happening around an urban homestead. Seeds being planted. Something being harvested. Chickens somewhere doing something they have absolutely no business doing. Jordan walking out of the garden with vegetables stuffed into his pockets because apparently harvest baskets are optional. These things are normal. What I was notContinueContinue reading “Apparently We Make Seed Tape Now”
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A Little Blue From the Garden
Sometimes the harvest isn’t big. Sometimes it doesn’t fill a basket or cover the kitchen counter. Sometimes it fits right in the palm of your hand. And somehow, it’s still enough to make you stop and smile. Today, we harvested a little butterfly pea from the garden, and y’all… look at that blue. There areContinueContinue reading “A Little Blue From the Garden”
Wait… Make That 13.
The One That Wasn’t Supposed to Be Here A Front Porch Story — Part Two Y’all. Remember when I told you we ordered 10 Cornish Cross chicks and somehow ended up with 12? Remember me standing over that box, counting and recounting because surely I had made a mistake? Remember Jordan laughing and saying: “IContinueContinue reading “Wait… Make That 13.”
How Do You Move a Mountain? Apparently, One Gorilla Cart at a Time.
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.”
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?”
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”
Butterflies & Zinnias: A Match Made in the Garden
One of my favorite things about gardening isn’t always the harvest. Sometimes… It’s the visitors. This week, the zinnias have been putting on quite a show, and apparently, we’re not the only ones who noticed. Butterfly after butterfly has been stopping by, fluttering from bloom to bloom like they own the place. Honestly… I don’tContinueContinue reading “Butterflies & Zinnias: A Match Made in the Garden”
When Life Gives You Lemons… Make Sure They’re the Right Kind 🍋
Y’all know by now that Jordan and I have a bit of a plant problem. Every time I turn around, another tree, herb, vegetable, or random plant I’ve never heard of somehow finds its way onto the homestead. This week’s new addition? A New Zealand Lemonade Tree. Now, when Jordan first told me the name,ContinueContinue reading “When Life Gives You Lemons… Make Sure They’re the Right Kind 🍋”