How to Start Seeds Indoors
A Beginner’s Guide to Starting Seeds Indoors Starting seeds indoors is a rewarding way to kickstart your garden and ensure a thriving outdoor space later in the season. Not only
Why Keep a Closed Herd?
At SaJe Family Farm, we’ve spent a lot of time planning the future of our registered Nubian goats and Finn sheep. To ensure the health and longevity of our animals,
Hatching Chicks at SaJe Family Farm: A New Incubator and Exciting Plans
Springtime on the farm is a season of renewal, and this year, we’re embracing new beginnings in the most hands-on way possible! We’re thrilled to announce that we’ll be hatching
Unexpected Strawberry Madness: Potting 2,000 Plants in a Hurry!
Farming always comes with surprises, but we weren’t expecting 2,000 strawberry plants to show up 2 ½ months early! Instead of planting them directly in the field, we had to
A Heartfelt Goodbye to MayBelle
This is not the post we wanted to write today. A week ago, we were full of hope, eagerly anticipating the moment we could share with you whether or not
Seeds: How Did I Become Like a Kid in a Candy Store?
If you know me well, you’ll understand why this blog’s title is so fitting. My husband, my children, my friend Vicki, and my sister Mel would all laugh and confirm
Fresh Corn Salsa: A Summer Staple From the Kitchen of SaJe Family Farm
Ah, garden season—when the sun shines just a little too bright, the days stretch on forever, and everything in the garden is ripening at once. It's a time of abundance,
Excited Anticipation
As the weather has been such a tease lately, I am struggling with excited anticipation for spring to really be here. Not only will I finally get to hold our
Dreams
It is the time of the year where we look at our farm and dream about what it can be...what we want it to be. It makes me feel like
More Changes Coming
So of course I have been horrible about blogging. I always feel weird sharing what I am thinking and feeling. I never know exactly how much to share. Life has
A New Year
It has been almost a year since I last wrote a blog. I don't even know exactly where to start. Life has not been what we thought it could
It’s Been a Long Time
So, it has been a long time since I have blogged. It's been a long time since I have shared. Honestly, life has been tough. Things have not been
One Day at a Time
Life has been completely crazy over the last few months for everyone. Our entire way of living as a society was changed and came crashing down for a lot
Update After Awhile
With the way that the world has been lately, we have gotten away from taking the time out to write a blog. As I thought about it, now, probably
The Times They Are A-changing
The times, yes they change. But we can choose that we will either change with time, or we can get stuck in a rut, spinning our tires, and never
Getting Started
Neither Sandra nor I come from what you would call a “farming” background. Yes, both of us had grandfathers that farmed on a small scale, but nothing more than
And For That, I Am Thankful: Choosing Gratitude Amid Life’s Challenges
After a rough weekend, and some soul searching on my part, I find myself today deciding to be thankful. My wife this morning called me out for some negative statements
Random Acts Of Kindness
Sometimes it is easy to get so focused on the bad things that happen in our world that we lose sight of the good things and good people all around
FRUSTRATION
We put a lot of time and effort through the spring, summer and fall into our produce stand. We grow some of the produce in our own garden, which anyone
The Agony of Defeat
Some days in farming you are on the top of the mountain. Everything seems to be going right. The chores go easily, the gates all close, the fences don’t have
Hobby or Not
My wife and I were talking a little while ago about how to describe our farm and what we do when we are talking to other people. For a long