• Homesteading,  Land

    Transplanting Chickweed

    My youngest son has been struggling lately with sleeping all the time, and I believe part of his problem is that he is not getting enough of the proper nutrition he needs. Since we prefer to get our nutrition from the food we eat, as opposed to popping pills, my husband referred us to the garden for some fresh greens. Chickweed We all love this edible weed, commonly known as chickweed, and it’s pretty easy to identify. So, my husband started cultivating it to grow in our gardens. This bout with excessive sleep, coupled with our need for homegrown greens in the winter, prompted my husband to start our family on a new project. Moving Our…

  • Homesteading,  House,  Kitchen

    Breakfast is Served: Eggs a la Wiggle

    This morning on our day off from work, my husband served me this delicious dish. He calls it Eggs a la Wiggle.  🙂 For the past several months, my husband has been using his culinary gifts in creating delectable dishes containing our farm fresh eggs and grass-fed beef, with cheese and garden greens purchased from the local grocery store. This morning he made his way out to our gardens to gather fresh greens, some of which he planted last season and some this past December. These beautiful greens are what you see in the above masterpiece. 😛 Here is a gallery of the ingredients used and the process by which he assembled the final product: