Feeding Orioles GRIT

Check out my latest post over at GRIT.com to learn how to attract Orioles to your yard! Feeding Orioles

Growing Lavender From Seed GRIT Magazine

Lavender is notoriously difficult to germinate from seed. But with a few simple steps you can successfully start your own lavender sets and plant a garden’s worth of this fragrant and beautiful herb. Check out my latest post over at Grit Magazine to learn how! Growing Lavender from Seed. 

Deboning a Chicken: Grit's Guide to Backyard Chickens

I'm happy and proud to share with all of you that my article Deboning a Chicken was included in the 2015 Grit Country Skill Series, Guide to Backyard Chickens! My article can be found on pages 58-59. Be sure to pick up a copy and read all that this wonderful publication has to offer! 

To read more about my publication history check out the Iron Oak Farm Publications Page.

Crochet Rag Rug: Grit Post

Check out my latest Grit post to see the step by step, how-to on making this stylish and functional rag rug!
Crochet Rag Rug

Grit Post: A Morning with a Goat Keeper

Come spend a morning on our farm as I take you through, step-by-step, the routine with our goats. A Morning with a Goat Keeper

Grit Post: Goat Butter

I wrote a goat butter post a while back when we first got Esther in milk. This is an updated post I wrote for Grit. We've fine tunes the cream separator and now I use wooden paddles to knead the butter. Take a look at my new post Making Goat Butter.

Grit Post: Birdhouse Gourds

Check out my latest Grit post all about Birdhouse Gourds!

Grit Post: Kidding Season Comes to an End

Check out my latest Grit post all about our last batch of triplets!!! Kidding Season Comes to an End.

Grit Post: Basic Stone Masonry

Check out my latest Grit post where our friend gives a demonstration on basic Stone Masonry. Basic Stone Masonry.

Grit Post: Goat Kids Galore

The goat kids are here!!! To read all about our kidding season so far this year check out my latest Grit post Goat Kids Galore!

Grit Post: Hatchet Handle

Check out my latest Grit post to learn how Zach makes a hatchet handle for my grandfather's antique axe head. Replacing a Hatchet Handle.

Grit Post:Spicy Ginger Ale

Learn how to make this delicious treat using fresh ingredients in my latest post from Grit. Homemade Spicy Ginger Ale.

Grit Post: Sugar Bush Season

Check out my latest post from Grit to learn about how we tap our beautiful sugar maples and the process of turning the sap into syrup! Sugar Bush Season

Grit Post: How A Froe Is Made

In my latest Grit post I take you through the step by step process of making a Froe, a traditional woodworking tool similar to an axe. Zach shows how he forges the blade and whittles the handle.

How A Froe Is Made

Grit Post: Walking Backwards

I have such exciting news to share with all of you! 2013 is truly starting out as a year filled with opportunity for Iron Oak Farm. My first bit of excitement is in our cheesemaking adventures! Last Saturday, Iron Oak Farm was featured on the New England Cheesemaking Company website affiliated with Ricki Carrol, author of Home Cheesemaking! We were interviewed and highlighted in the Cheesemaking Blog. We were very flattered to be a part of this amazing site filled with wonderful cheesemaking advice! Here is a link to our guest post! Goat's Milk Ricotta from Iron Oak Farm

Secondly, I am proud to announce that I will now be contributing on a regular basis to the Grit Magazine Blog! I have read the magazines and books for years, and am so excited to be a part of the Grit community. You can find my first post by clicking here, Walking Backwards.