Ruminations

New Beginnings 2009

By William Cross

Well, all the corn we planted this past week is sprouting quite well already, both the sweet corn and the feed corn. We should have a pretty decent harvest from all that this year. Jaimes garden is getting absolutely green, and I am sure she will be posting pictures as soon as her eye is… » read more

Brand New Baking Station & Blindness

By William Cross
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Well, the day finally arrived that Jaime has been asking for, I got her new baking station built to her specifications, and installed in the bare area in the kitchen for her. I think it looks pretty darn good myself, however Jaime can’t really see it yet herself.
I took her in to see an… » read more

New forum for agrarians added!

By William Cross

We have just added a live forum for friends, family, and those who wish to be heard.
You can access the forums by clicking on the “FORUM” link just under the website logo or by bookmarking this link: http://www.farmresults.com/forum
This is a brand new feature and as yet, may not be perfect, but… » read more

Tidbits - May 6 2009

By William Cross

Well, it rained all day today, so we fed all the animals needing it, then spent a good part of the day in the workshop finishing a new cabinet for the upstairs bathroom that Jaime has been wanting. Then spent the rest of the day looking about at other blogs and coming up with the… » read more

City Life vs Country Life

By Jaime Cross

I grew up on the Eastern Shore of Virginia (the ESVA or the Shore to us natives), a rural area. I always said things like “I can’t wait to get away from here”, “Gosh this has to be the most boring place on Earth” growing up. I mean, you had to drive to another state… » read more

Garden of the Gods

By Jaime Cross

Ok, maybe not of the gods, but close! I started planting today & only got half finished. I thought I’d breeze right through. I didn’t realize what a chore it would be, especially considering how big our garden is. We do have 9 mouths in this household, more at times, so we figured-the bigger the… » read more

Of Earth, Wind, and Fire

By William Cross

For the past few weeks or so, I have probably spent 15-20 hours researching methods of getting “off the grid”, and powering our own electricity needs via numerous sustainable methods. Of the various methods, there are hydro powered systems, numerous wind utilization methods, and, of course, solar collection methods. Now, while we actually do… » read more

Hello and welcome to our home on the Web..

By William Cross

My name is William Cross. My family and I live, literally, on a hilltop in the middle of a state park in Kentucky. There is my wonderful wife, Jaime, the brat pack (Cristian, Madison, Anastasia, Jason, Ian, Thomas, & Lucas), and myself. We are doing what many call homesteading. I personally see it as living… » read more

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