Tomorrow morning, Peter, is going to pick up our first package of bees...that meant today was our last chance to prep! Also, please help...

As Peter and I are getting our homestead more established with plants and critters, our intent is to share the experience with others.

It's working! Last weekend we planted our first spring veggies, and what a joy to see little sprouts peeking through today. I am most...

More flowers coming up, fruit trees/bushes planted (including pomegranate, tayberries, elderberries, apples, peaches, nectarines, and...

The beginning of "Broken Chair Honey. " So excited to partner with my sister, friend, and sister-in-Christ on bringing a message of...

Preparing for next weekend as my sister will join us on the homestead to paint a bee box for a very special project we are partnering...

Lunch break (on a snow day) meant it was a perfect time to get some of our 2025 garden going! Our loft in our town house here in Northern...

Worm shed progress! Roof is on ahead of the coming snow storm. It still needs insulation, ventilation, and more paint, but we are getting...

Peter and I are in the midst of planning and preparing for our 2025 gardens. Let's call last years version Ricklig Strom 1.0. ..we...

This was a vermicompost harvesting weekend for Peter and me. Our not-so-little army of Gerards has been very busy making gorgeous black,...

Peter and I are dreaming of the day when we'll be able to add a farm dog, barn cats, chickens, goats, and even pigs to our little...

Since fall is upon us, heralded by the passing of Labor Day and the arrival of the Pumpkin Spice Latte at Starbucks, I feel it is...

Purple Flags With an eye toward expanding our vegetable and pollinator-friendly flower gardens in the spring, we must plant this fall. ...

Those who peruse our website or social media posts are aware that we kicked off our homestead adventure with worms--creatures lowest of...

It is possible that no one has ever put these words together in a sentence... At PETEnELLA, we aspire to be a multi-generational worm...

Accept that others may question your choices on how you spend your time and resources. It might not seem to make much sense to poor out...

I had a sweet co-worker with whom I shared this oft-spoke statement, "I did a thing!" No matter the size or intricacy of the task, when...

Due to an unexpected apple tree delivery, Peter and I made a quick trip down to Riklig Ström to get it in the ground and tend to the...

Weekend update from Riklig Ström... Tilda and Torvald the Toads are nowhere to be found. It was hot and dry for most of the week, and the...

Meet Tilda and Torvald, the Fowler Toads, who gave me a little jump early this morning when I was weeding our garden. Friends who know me...