Broom making at RR7 farmstead

Broom making at RR7 farmstead

Over the last few years  we have been growing a short season sorghum    And building brooms from them. The 2024 sorghum crop has been spoken for and the 2025 is just being started. I shall try to keep the story up to date as it happens.        I...
Cucumbers are not all the same

Cucumbers are not all the same

Every year we choose a vegetable to explore the different cultivars of hoping for a better results or different experience. This year it is cucumbers.  As per our method of making sure we have enough plants for our fields we have started extra seedlings. With our...
Repairing an old iron handled whisk

Repairing an old iron handled whisk

I have been asked to repair an old worn out whisk. I like this sort of challenge. The ability to easily take images as I take apart  the puzzle makes it easier to create the new piece. We have a few stocks of sorghum left from last years crop. Most of the crop has...
Early spring starts 2024

Early spring starts 2024

Our first spring veg starts are Elisa Craig onions. A lovely Scottish sweet onion of large size and the cornerstone of Scottish Cusine. Started very early using our south windows it was not long before they were sprouted and up.  From there we put them into our 18...
Sweet Potatoes

Sweet Potatoes

Sweet Potato Serendipity   While wandering around in Quality’s greenhouse a few years ago, We couldn’t resist the sight of some short season sweet potato…..their verdant foliage beckoned us over and we couldn’t resist buying a couple of...