About our Family
There are two things that are very important in my life that is my faith in Jesus Christ and in the wellbeing of my family. Our children grew up in a multicultural home and are bilingual in English and Spanish. The head of the household has passed away but we still make the traditional Spanish foods sometimes. We speak Spanish when we want to say something we don’t want the grandkids to understand.
I have been an adult education teacher for many years and love my work. I am now working part time and have published one of several books that I have written for children. It started out as a way of communicating with the grandchildren.
I grew up on the farm and obtained valuable information that helps us today on our Hobby Farm. We always wanted to move out of the city and finally made it but the sad part is we still have to go back to the city to work. We haven’t found the money-making crop from the hobby farm to leave our city jobs. We have found a way of growing our own food without using pesticides. Sometimes it is a challenge. I will be writing blogs about our experiences on the Hobby Farm.
My daughter leads us in the area of herbs. Her research over the past 10 years has assisted us in what to grow and how to harvest the herbs. She makes teas, tinctures, and infused oils that we all use.
My son is the muscle man and planner he does all the hard work. When we first started the hobby farm we had a shovel, pick, and hoe and a whole lot of want to grow our food. He made the rows by hand, and we planted the seeds. With time he was able to get a tiller and then eventually a small tractor. Now we can grow enough for the deer also. LOL He made a 8 foot high electric fence around the main garden area to keep the deer out. The rabbits went under and ate the young blueberry bushes one year during heavy snow. They are making a come back now after 2 years of new growth.
My granddaughters are our pride and joy. The oldest is in college and studying to be a journalist. She loves vintage items and has made some money buying and selling. She has worked in the hay fields during the summer and day care centers during the winter. The youngest is 13 and is her mom’s chief cook. She cooks gluten free and all healthy food. She has made some of her own recipes. Her summer job is de-weeding the herbs.
My job is to keep the grass out and I can’t seem to stay ahead on that job. When harvest time comes, I will can and freeze the excess fruits and vegetables. I use the dehydrator and hope to get a freeze dryer this summer and learn to use that.
Pictures of the progress on getting the garden going:
The first picture is the plants from the seeds. We have a small greenhouse near our front porch. In the second picture the plants have been transplanted into pots. The third picture those plants are planted in the larger greenhouse. We had to cut the back out to lower the heat when the sun warms it up. The last picture is 2 months from the planting of the seed.
More to come on growing tomatoes.
Step 1, 2, 3, 4 (2 months from planting seeds)
