Oysters: The Unsung Hero Of The Sea.
Sophie and I spent a day with our friends Callie and Thomas of Steamboat Wharf Oyster Co. These guys are growing oysters in the Rappahannock River that are not only delicious but great for the environment. We had the best time and learned SOOOO much good stuff. Behind...
3 Secret Perks To Companion Planting For Successful Gardening
There are different plants which you can grow together in a garden space. If you can grow companion plants together, it will be effortless to arrange your planting space. Also, it will be helping in planning a very successful garden. Companion planting with tomato is...
How to Encourage Your Kids to Connect With Nature
Do you feel like your kids are more connected with a “screen” than anything else these days? For us, it’s gotten so much worse since COVID. Sports were canceled, School was online, and playdates were next to impossible. To make them feel a little better, screen times...
How To Save Money Buying High-Quality Beef In Bulk
If you enjoy home-cooked meals using farm-raised beef you will love buying meat in bulk. Besides being convenient to have a selection of high-quality proteins for your meals - you are saving yourself money! Just imagine being able to cook up a scrumptious meal...
How To Make My Top Secret Australian Meat Pie
Let’s talk about the Australian meat pie …. If you have ever had more than a 10-minute conversation with me, there’s a 99% chance that you have heard me mention Australia. My friend Matt continually makes fun of me for it #sorrynotsorry. Australia is where I really...
The Bread Recipe You Need To Make Next – 3 Ingredients And Only Costs 28 Cents
And just like there I mark one more thing off my grocery list, that I don’t have to make myself. I've handed over the reins to our daughter and in this article, we are sharing with you our secret 3-ingredient bread recipe. The control freak in me Many hands make light...
How A Three Species Rotation Is Helpful To The Environment
There is a lot of talk about how livestock is bad for the environment… carbon emissions, topsoil erosion, cow farts, and the list goes on and on. I am not here to debunk these statements but rather shed light on a different perspective. When done the right way,...
How To Power Cook 3 Meals Using A Whole Chicken
While I love cooking and having family centered around the kitchen, I'm also very aware that there are not enough hours in my day to cook three meals. In this article I share how a whole chicken prepped once a week can give us three meals. Let me share how to power...
How To Freeze And Use Whole Turkeys Throughout The Year
The Sunday before Thanksgiving marks an important day at What the Farm. It’s the END of “processing season” (praise Jesus!) After 8 full days of taking the chicken from the pasture to the freezer, we are ready for a break. This year we kept 5 whole turkeys (not...
4 Reasons To Practice Regenerative Farming For Your Livestock
A lot of people ask us why we farm the way we do… and what's regenerative farming? It seems like a lot of work moving chickens, sheep, and turkeys every day. When we started, I agreed. Do we really need to move them after just one day? Why can’t we give them more...
Grocery Budget: A Simple Lesson For Kids
This month the kids are in charge of the grocery budget. Each week, they have $75 to buy the groceries we need for the week (we have our freezers stocked with pork, chicken, and beef so we don’t need tons of stuff). We hit the farm stands first and then head to the...
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