Kerr Bloom · Lessons in the Making

Things I’ve learned, tested, and put to work.

Personal lessons from the garden, the kitchen, family life, and the long way through the season.

Our chicken pasture · Step one

Dylan grading the future chicken pasture while hens forage nearby

Making room for the girls, one slow step at a time.

We are turning a newly graded section of the yard into a dedicated rotational pasture for our hens, with forage seed, timed sprinklers, movable paddocks, and plenty of room for the vision to grow.

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From the garden to the kitchen

Homemade raspberry tarts on a floral cloth

Fresh Raspberry Tarts

A friend shared a few raspberry plants, and we’ve enjoyed fresh berries since the first year. Now, Nora and I are turning our harvest into a recipe from Dylan’s mom’s kitchen. A story about growing, making, playing, and passing a little something along.

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Covered rows in our future flower field

Our Flower-Farming Adventure · Step One

We have a dream, and four-foot rows.

Our first practical step toward future flower fields: row layout, solarization, mower paths, and learning as we go.

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Blair smiling beside a black chicken

A slower life

The choice to fill a garden bed

Time is a gift, and slow, intentional choices have a way of growing into a beautiful life.

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