New Year, New Gear

Art and I have upgraded our scythe/shovels to a dom dom (tiller) with various attachments. It was in large part due to maintain the grass...

Trees, trees and more trees.

I politely suggested to Art that we have enough trees for 2021. Just this week we've planted 25 blueberry trees, over two hundred...

Drying Persimmons

December brings us into a bountiful Persimmon season here at Homestead Albania. And this year we are trying a new preservation method of...

Independence Day in Albania

Independence for Albania has been an on and off again state of mind since the dark ages. In the 2nd century the Illyrians were conquered...

Brewing raki...for what?

We wrapped up our raki brewing season with an additional seventy liters from our grape harvest. Art has really mastered the art of raki....

Upon my return...

I, Kim, spent nearly two months stateside visiting friends, family and completing a small book tour. Meanwhile Art kept the homestead up...

Pig vs Chicken

And then there were five. We had six baby chicks until our big pig got a hold of one. RIP little buddy. On a less sad note. Art collected...

Steamy August

Mmm...Figs! The first round of figs have arrived and are honey sweet. Grapes are turning pretty quick and with the heat it's happening...

Our crown jewels...

Here at Homestead Albania we produce 48 varieties of fruits, too pick one over the others is hard. But the figs are the ones that rarely...

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