August was here and gone in a blur. We've been busy hosting guests in the Orchard Guard Tower, an engagement party (congrats to Art's cousin Denis and Melisa) and had a few relatives drop in from out of town. We are lucky to have some big fans of our little corner to share in the abundance of love flowed over to the food forest. We've been picking figs, apples, plums, and grapes all month and still have so much more. The weekly decisions on what to jam, dry or juice became mo

Woah! July came and went in a flash of guests, harvests, and new shelf staples. Art and I were interviewed by Kevin and Wendy for their YouTube channel. Big shout out to Secret Destinations with Kevin & Wendy. They create content with transparency of their expat journey and passion to help others planning to make their big bold move. Garden and food forest were in peak harvest mode. The pears, tomatoes, peppers, watermelons, figs, and zucchini kicked into overdrive. Our garde

It's been a little sticky around here. Would you stick around for mulberry season?

A question that I often answer with a resounding, yes! I can see the appeal for the city dwellers... socialization, shopping at your doorstop and a variety of events. But what they miss is the peaceful serenity of a pollution free morning of coffee on the front porch overlooking the vineyard with the melody of the birds and chickens. Spring offers a variety of florals and unique aromas. Plus the lambs baaing from the neighbors adds to the rebirth of the season. We love walkin

The seven year itch living in Albania

Welcome to fall aka the JUICY season here at Homestead Albania

Here at Homestead Albania we do a fair amount of canning. And this year we stocked the pantry with various versions of tomato based...