The Move

We said goodbye to Rochester on Saturday. After months of planning and preparing, the day finally came when Tom and I (Casey) moved down to the Hust Roost. It felt weird driving down and knowing that we weren’t driving back up, and it feels even weirder this morning as I am always back in Rochester […]

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Sap to Syrup

Whenever somebody finds out that I am tapping trees or making maple syrup, their first comment somehow involves the incredible amount of work it takes. More knowledgeable people will mention that it takes an incredible amount of sap to make just a small amount of syrup. I smile and nod. What they are saying is

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Winter Work

Winter has come and that makes it a bit harder to do most of the outside activities and work we want to do. We still go outside to do the necessities such as feeding and watering the chickens, gathering the eggs, loading up the outdoor wood furnace (which is awesome by the way!), and shoveling,

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