My little boy just turned eighteen months old recently, meaning that somehow, a year and a half has gone by since he was born. Like most moms, I have NO idea where the time went. It seems like just yesterday that I was baby wearing an adorable sleeping newborn and learning how to perfect myContinue reading “Motherhood Musings”
Author Archives: Jill
Two Paelo-ish Recipes We Love
I am going to start this with a warning: I do mean paleo-ISH. It’s mostly paleo, as our son is allergic to most grains, but since we are Vermonters who are die-hard lovers of dairy fat, there are some exceptions made to our paleo diet. Starting off strong, we LOVE anything with cassava pasta. OurContinue reading “Two Paelo-ish Recipes We Love”
An Ode to Cassava Flour: Navigating and Thriving with FPIES
Almost one year ago, Harry and I learned that our son is allergic to oats. Picture us: new parents, excited to start the weaning process, utterly terrified of feeding him anything other than milk for fear of choking, and finally agreeing that oat cereal would be a safe way to start. I had spent daysContinue reading “An Ode to Cassava Flour: Navigating and Thriving with FPIES”
Scissor Beak in Chickens
Since I’ve already shared how we got our chickens, I thought this would be a great time to introduce one of our girls. Named Quasimodo, this golden-laced Wyandotte has a case of scissor beak, also known as cross beak or crossed beak. From what I’ve read, this is likely a genetic condition, or it isContinue reading “Scissor Beak in Chickens”
Our Chicken Journey So Far
A little over two years ago, I decided to “surprise” my husband and came home with a chick order form from our local Agway. Thankfully, we had already discussed getting chickens, so I didn’t completely take him off guard, but he was perhaps a bit frightened by my enthusiasm. I tend to be the dreamerContinue reading “Our Chicken Journey So Far”
Welcome!
It feels odd to me to be starting a farm blog. I don’t expect that anyone will read this, but it still feels important to record my thoughts and farm activities somewhere. In a time when more and more individuals are turning towards homesteading and abandoning the “consumption culture” of today, perhaps others who thinkContinue reading “Welcome!”
The Glen Farm 