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As I was hauling stuff out of storage recently to our outdoor patio area, it occurred to me that I have never documented the construction of our pergola. It was exactly five years ago this month that we completed it, so it seemed timely to write up a quick blogContinue Reading

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I will be the first to admit that my enthusiasm for starting seeds indoors fluctuates a lot from year to year. Some years I am digging out my supplies at the start of the new year to get an early crop of microgreens growing. In other years, I have decidedContinue Reading

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After moving to the farm nearly two decades ago, we tilled a small plot south of the barn for our vegetable and fruit garden. The garden slowly evolved and when we grew tired of fending off our chickens, deer and our dog, we decided to create a defined space byContinue Reading

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We have an adorable building here on the farm that sits right behind our house – a smokehouse that we built in 2009. Growing up, my family also had a smokehouse in our yard, not far outside the front door.  It was a small brick structure and the door hadContinue Reading

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I started dabbling in the blogosphere almost exactly 10 years ago when I started to record our renovations, projects and family adventures over at Just Two Farm Kids. At the time I started that blog, we were neck deep in the chaos of raising three very active kids. I wasContinue Reading

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With the completion of the first phase of our patio and fire-pit area last spring, I went in search of finding a suitable table to add to the area.  We visited many outdoor furniture stores and I searched endlessly on-line, not knowing exactly what it was I was searching for.Continue Reading

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For years, we have wanted to grow blueberries here on the farm.  Last spring we decided this was the year we were going to tackle that project and invest the time and money in establishing our very own blueberry patch.  Turning to one of my favorite resources for Minnesota gardening,Continue Reading

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We are constantly fixing, changing, and adding things here around the farm.  The big project that we wanted to tackle this spring was the addition of a free-standing patio and fire-pit area.  After a little brainstorming with my uncle over a design, we decided to get started. We staked outContinue Reading