Category archives: The Farm

Rose of Sharon: 10 Recipe Ideas, Health & Nutrition Facts

Rose of Sharon: 10 Recipe Ideas, Health & Nutrition Facts
Medicinally, Rose of Sharon's flower buds contain mucilage, a gooey medicinal compound made of polysaccharides, found in most species of the mallow family.  Mucilage can be used to heal burns, wounds, gastric ulcers and internal and external inflammation and irritation, such as sore throats or urinary tract infections. 2. Every part of The Rose of Sharon is ed[...]

Poison Ivy, Poison Sumac and Poison Oak-10 Facts you MUST KNOW

Poison Ivy, Poison Sumac and Poison Oak-10 Facts you MUST KNOW
I've had my share of run ins with poison ivy and poison sumac. Years ago I got a free load of mulch from the dump. Yep, you know where I'm going... In less than 24 hours- 80 percent of my body was affected with blisters and rash. It only takes one experience to teach you a powerful lesson. I'll never get mulch from the dump again! Here are some other things we nee[...]

10 Nostalgic Fall Decorating Ideas-DIY

10 Nostalgic Fall Decorating Ideas-DIY
In the olden days people decorated their homes with homemade treasures, often with resources grown on their own farms. I'm excited to share with you 10 nostalgic fall ideas we made this year from resources grown(mostly) our property.  I hope you make a few for your home! If you have any  old-fashioned ideas for fall decorating--I would love to hear them! An ind[...]

With Every Great Endeavor there’s Manure to Shovel

With Every Great Endeavor there's Manure to Shovel
Farm life lives up to its nostalgic romantic ideology most days.  Other times it’s stinking hard! Like the days you have to shovel manure. . . The scenic farm with sheep grazing on luscious green fields, cows milked in scrupulously clean barns, and chickens nesting on fresh hay bundles- are the product of unseen hard work. Shoveling manure is one of my least favori[...]

Fall Harvest- Yeast Bread from Grape Pulp- Fried Green Tomatoes

Fall Harvest- Yeast Bread from Grape Pulp- Fried Green Tomatoes
Fall is the busiest time on the Glasgow Farm. The harvest is plentiful but the laborers are few! We've got so many organic figs we don't know what to do them all.  If you live close, you can pick some up! They'll be coming in the whole month of September. You can freeze or can them for making Figgy pudding. Once you pick them, you've got to use them. They don't ha[...]

Elderberry Elixir- Flu and Virus Remedy

Elderberry Elixir- Flu and Virus Remedy
Elderberry is prolific on the Glasgow Farm. Our honey bees were in bee heaven early this summer with all the  Elderberry blossoms. Elderberry is famous for it's ability to treat flu and virus symptoms.  This was my first year to make my very own Elderberry elixir. For years I had read how Elderberry  trumps Tamilfu for flu and virus remedy ability, so I decided to[...]

Mulberry Harvesting-10 Ideas of What to do With Mulberries

Mulberry Harvesting-10 Ideas of What to do With Mulberries
  Who doesn't love-making memories or recounting old ones? This past weekend 200 people came to our farm to enjoy family and friends. Dale and I had harvested mulberries the day they got here. Buckets and buckets  were waiting to be processed in my kitchen. My first thought was, I need to get this cleared out of here before all our company comes. But then [...]

Storage of Winter Vegetables

Storage of Winter Vegetables
I love the fact that vegetables can keep the entire winter in a root cellar. That is, if they are taken care of properly. Now, just to let you know, I didn't grow all of these vegetables. We have grown all of them at one time or another on our farm. Our problem the last two years has been our stinking ground hogs. They love to eat the garden.  They especially l[...]

The Home of Our Happy Chickens: Our Portable Chicken Coop

The Home of Our Happy Chickens: Our Portable Chicken Coop
[tentblogger-vimeo 44258007] Video by Rachael Glasgow For years we enjoyed watching our chickens roam the property. It was great fun to see them running  around and hearing the rooster cock-a-doodle-doo  all over the farm. But, we had one major problem, at dusk chickens would get snatched by fox waiting for them in the fields, the only thing we would find of their[...]
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