Author: Ames Family Farm

October 18, 2026 · 9 min read

There’s a specific moment every summer when the garden turns on you. The cucumbers you were begging for in June are now arriving by…

October 18, 2026 · 10 min read

The first winter I grew herbs indoors, I cried a little when I snipped fresh basil into a pot of soup in January. Okay,…

October 18, 2026 · 10 min read

Every October, our porch becomes a contest I never officially declared but always win anyway. My kids vote on the funniest pumpkin, my husband…

October 18, 2026 · 8 min read

Let me tell you about the day I did the math in the detergent aisle. I was holding a big orange jug — you…

October 18, 2026 · 9 min read

I’ll be honest with you: my first vegetable garden was a disaster I can still picture. I’d marked out a plot the size of…

October 18, 2026 · 11 min read

The first February on our place taught me a lesson the power bill never could. A storm knocked the electricity out for three days,…

October 18, 2026 · 9 min read

There is a particular smell that means the farmhouse is working right — a tangy, yeasty warmth coming off a fresh sourdough loaf cooling…

October 18, 2026 · 9 min read

Every March, the same thing happens at our local nursery: shelves full of leggy, overpriced tomato starts, and gardeners paying four dollars a plant…

October 18, 2026 · 8 min read

Every farmhouse day has a danger zone: that stretch between lunch and dinner when the kids are cranky, you’re tired, and someone is about…

October 18, 2026 · 9 min read

If you’ve ever watched your hens flop over in a sunny patch of dirt, kick dust everywhere, and wriggle around like they’re having the…