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One Year Farm Review
It's traditional to reflect on the coming year and make New Year's Resolution. However, because we've owned the farm just over a year, I also thought it would be a great time to…
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The Famous Clayton Christmas Party
Instead of buying each other Christmas gifts, which never made sense to me anyway (it comes from the same bank account!), we decided to use that money on a Christmas party for our…
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The Highs and Lows of Home Building
We purchased our land almost a year ago. While we knew building would take some time, and even longer than we thought, its taking much longer than we could have imagined. However, some…
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Get to Know Kat Clayton
I'm originally from Kentucky, born and raised in the foothills of the Appalachians. I attended college at Eastern Kentucky University and earned a degree in Political Science. When I graduated I wasn't sure…
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The Patience in Slow Growth
I’m pretty sure I know why people like to buy plants from nurseries. When you buy a flower from a nursery, it’s either already bloomed or just about to bloom. You can see…
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The Amazing Seller’s Market Comes with a Catch
However, selling at the height of the buying frenzy does come with it's challenges. The Seller's market is amazing, but the buyers market isn't. Properties are selling at record pace and for record…
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We Sold Our House and Moved in With My Parents
We bought our land in December, 2020. At the same time we still owned a home, and we had planned to stay in our current home until our house was built on the…
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Get to Know Michael
When I set out to write about my husband, I had something totally different in mind. I was going to give a little background and a few fun facts, but the words carried…
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Learning From Your Mistakes on the Farm
Working with land is anything, but easy. That's something I knew when we bought our land, which was completely wild and has to be shaped from the ground up. Yet, when a crisis…
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Our Infertility Struggle and the Quebec Connection
After almost 4 years of tests, prescriptions and questions, I was diagnosed with endometriosis and given a 5% chance of ever conceiving naturally without medical intervention such as IVF. It was a daunting…
