Author Archives: Red Gate Farm Michigan

I ventured to town for the first time in 10 days yesterday. (for those who don’t know me well – Traverse City is about 25 minutes from where I live) There was plenty of traffic, nothing seemed drastically different. Costco’s “shelves” were full – even if they had no toilet paper, they had the areaContinue reading “Making the best”

For those following my videos and posts on Facebook, you know I just got a GIANT stand mixer a few days ago. I have been preparing for summer, and expanding my baking capacity, and the mixer was part of that expansion. There’s also a double oven in my garage waiting to be installed, so I’veContinue reading “Lessons learned”

I woke up this morning to gusting winds, horizontal snowfall and about an inch of snow on the ground. Yesterday felt like spring and I was ready to start seeds in the greenhouse, now I’ll have to wait a few days, but that’s ok. With everything coming to a grinding halt for most, my lifeContinue reading “Winter returns”

Today a reporter from 9&10 news came to interview me about the Chicken Bus and what I’m doing at Red Gate Farm. It was a bit more detailed than my last interview and I had to really think about some of the questions she asked. The segment won’t air for at least a week, butContinue reading “Life as I’ve imagined it”

I spent a few hours in the greenhouse today with an old friend, and enjoyed reconnecting. We dumped the stuff I never got around to dumping in the fall, reorganized the space, and caught up a little. We’ve both gone through major job changes in the past months, and are navigating new things. Just beingContinue reading “What a beautiful thought”

As the world around us changes, sometimes by the minute, I keep reminding myself to be grateful. This keeps me focused on the good things, and helps me to not worry as much about my concerns for family and friends during these uncertain days. What am I grateful for today? I’m grateful for the loveContinue reading “Grateful”

As the coronavirus is categorized as a global pandemic, travel is restricted, college campuses are closing, and whole countries are being quarantined. The stock market has had a major correction in the past few weeks, and I’m nervous about how much my 401K is down, even though I knew we were due for a correction.Continue reading “Strange times”

It’s early, we sprang forward last night, and it’s still dark outside. My better half is still sleeping, so I’ve got the coffee made and my seed packets from last year on the couch. I’ve been reading this year’s catalog from Baker Creek, and want to make sure I don’t already have some of whatContinue reading “Sunday morning garden planning”

Well, clumsy me took yet another spill walking down the front steps and slipping on ice that I assumed was just slush. Swoosh, I hit the ground hard and my head bounced a little. The good (actually my doc would say BAD) news is that I have quite a bit of natural insulation, so theContinue reading “Whoops!”

March 2nd, 2020: It was 30 degrees at 9 a.m. and I was sweating in my coat when I let the chickens out of the bus. I’m so anxious to start seeds, organize the greenhouse, and start ripping out t-posts and fencing to reconfigure the current garden set up. (we need to make a spotContinue reading “Spring is coming!”