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There is a monster of a fig tree in our side yard. The base is behind the rock wall on the slope going to the meadow so it gets watered and the roots stay cool. I took 10 feet off this tree the spring of 2014 and it has grown back so it will be pruned again...

We have a beautiful crab apple tree in the front garden that has pretty white flowers in the spring and produces a great deal of fruit the size of a large olive. This year I decided to make sure I picked them and processed them. My friend mentioned how she used...

Recently, we had the good fortune to sit through a day-long PowerPoint workshop in Victoria. I know, ‘good fortune’ and ‘day-long’ shouldn’t be affiliated in the same sentence, especially when PowerPoint is involved! In this case, it was, as they say, all good....

Raven Hill Meadows is a small farm specializing in breeding North Country Cheviot sheep. Our focus on maternal traits, performance and ability to do well on pasture is providing us with a flock of ewes that are hardy, efficient and thrifty mothers. We’re proud of our...

We're very lucky to have Don and Deborah Wytinck in our part of the country. We purchased the foundation of our flock from the Coneygeer flock and have been very pleased with the ewes that originated from the Wytinck flock. Here's a small snapshot of life around their...

We took possession of this property a year ago this week. I remember sitting on the patio the day we got the keys and marveling at the heavenly smell of the lilies. They were about the only thing not pummeled by the drought. We sat and looked around and couldn't...