February 2021 was one of the coldest months I can remember in Alabama in I don’t even know when. Though I grew up an Army brat and many of the places we lived had plenty of snow, I’ve grown accustomed to Southern winters over the last twenty or so years. I don’t do cold. Well, … Continue reading An Old Barn and a Frozen Flock
Author: Kimi
Evidence of His Love
When we bought our 1970s farmhouse, we knew it needed some love. It had ugly shag carpet, faded linoleum, and mismatched everything. We knew it was a fixer-upper. We didn’t necessarily know how much of a project we were about to wrestle, but we knew the house had mostly good bones. Our realtor was correct … Continue reading Evidence of His Love
Broken Coops and Healed Hearts
Christmas 2020 came, and we were able to play host to our entire family just days after we moved in. But despite the joy that the holiday season can bring, getting to that point wasn’t all that blissful. Because we owned two houses for a matter of ten days until we closed on the sale … Continue reading Broken Coops and Healed Hearts
Moving to the Country
The last several months of 2020 were some of the wildest, craziest, jump-in-with-both-feet-and-don’t-look-back days of my life. We had decided we wanted to sell our starter home, find some land with a farmhouse, move the chickens, get some goats, plant a garden, and otherwise live that rural life. But it wasn’t exactly easy in the … Continue reading Moving to the Country
Goats.
Goats are just a whole ‘nother animal. Since COVID, there have been a lot of people who have become backyard chicken farmers. That’s how I kind of got started on this whole journey myself. Chickens are a wonderful starter farm animal. They’re pretty easy. They need a coop, enough space for the number of birds … Continue reading Goats.
“Hubby, I’ve been thinking…”
After being a couple for over twenty years (and married for nearly fourteen of them) at this point, my husband knew that he was about to hear something intriguing, but I don’t know if he knew it would be this. A little insight into my husband: He has always been adventurous, ready and willing to, … Continue reading “Hubby, I’ve been thinking…”
Chickens are the gateway farm animal.
I say that in jest, but it’s the truth. If you’re thinking about chickens, be prepared to shake up your entire life. Now, maybe there are some who could have a few chickens and a handful of fresh eggs and be satisfied staying in the same neighborhood that allows backyard poultry, but apparently, I’m not … Continue reading Chickens are the gateway farm animal.
It all started amid a pandemic.
My husband was on stateside military orders to attend a school at an Air Force base on the coast. The kids and I stayed home in Alabama. We had just come back home after spending a wonderful beach-side Christmas with my soldier for a blissful three weeks. It was January 2020. If we had known … Continue reading It all started amid a pandemic.
Faith and Farming
Hey y’all! I’m Kimi, a suburban housewife turned accidental farm girl. It was never my intent to leave the ease of my well-manicured life for the pursuit of something wild and free. In fact, leaping off the edge of impossible and living with abandon always felt like something for someone else - not for me. … Continue reading Faith and Farming
Blessed Roots Farmstead 