Homestead Hill Farm

It occurred to me the other day that succession planting is a great experiment in choreography. Keeping everything in time and rhythm can be...

I love transplants. I particularly love filling the garden in with transplants. One minute you have freshly tilled earth, the next….garden...

When we first moved to the Valley, a neighbor/friend gave us boxes and boxes of canning jars. They had been given to him, and he didn’t thi...

As I went into town the other day, I noticed that the hay fields are starting to ripple in the breeze. If you use your imagination, it looks...

I have spent the vast majority of my life in rural Virginia, and watched as the community instantly rallies in time of need. Fire, tornado,...

There is quite possibly no meal finer than homemade fried chicken with all the trimmings. The meal is even better with homegrown chicken....

Tuesday night we had over 3/4 inch of rain. Thankfully, it was not quite the torrential downpour that has become the norm of late. It must ...