Seasoning Cast Iron in the Wood Stove

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The faces and views of hunting this year

While hunting season isn’t over yet, I am already reminiscing this season. It was so full of so many firsts – the first year hunting on our own property (for years my husband and dad would make a annual trip ‘up north’ about 4 hours away for hunting on private land and it was a […]

Turkeys on the farm

Back in July, we placed our first order of birds from a breeder we found on Craigslist. Literally, days after moving in. We also acquired a free rooster a few days after moving in to integrate with our flock we kept in the city, from Craigslist (we were extremely motivated to get our farm up […]

Opening Day is Nearly Here

Well, it’s that time of the year again. Opening day of gun season for deer here in Michigan. This time of year there is an excitement floating through the air around our home. My husband dreams and plots and strategizes over hunting season. Normally he and my dad lease land a few hours away and […]

My Woodstove Kitchen

When we moved in here we were certain we wanted a wood stove for heating our home because it would be much cheaper than our other option (propane), there was no risk of a shortage (we could be certain we had enough wood before the season, but last year our neighbors got shorted through the […]

Fall at the farm

Welcome to fall at K7 Farm! I wanted to share a few views of the beauty that we are experiencing our first year here. Enjoy!

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A view overlooking my field from the turnaround

The rabbitry in the fall

A view of the rabbitry, and one of our woodpiles

See the frost line?

Across the street

The tree near our house.

Happy rabbits

Chickens near the kids play area in the fall

Across the street

The old barn across the street

Foggy morning

My kids make houses out of leaves… 😉

The treeline along the back of our field

The back of our field in the fall

Working the field

The past few weeks I have been busy in my field, trying to break ground, remove the tall branchy weeds and turn the dirt so the roots and weed debris can nourish the ground over the winter. I have been doing it all by hand because it gives me a good feel or the type […]

Our Experience Installing A Wood Stove

 

Let me start this off by saying I am not in any way a professional. We are going through the process of purchasing and installing our first wood stove so I am just sharing a few things that are fresh in my mind about putting in a wood stove because there […]

Rambling

Here I will post my day-to-day ramblings. It probably won’t be every day, but this is where everything that doesn’t fit in anywhere else will go. If we had an exciting day, it’ll go here. Weekly recaps if things get too busy to post more often, or perhaps monthly (hey, I don’t know how often […]