The garden is in peak production mode. Mornings consist of harvesting climbing beans, peppers, tomatoes, eggplants, cucumbers,...

Our homestead's transition to May came in strong with new baby chicks, an epic mulberry season, sweet plums, nectarines, and is ending...

We are only three days into a beautiful April and it's like the switch flipped. All the bare and naked trees are alive and green. We've...

Our tree's are blossoming and the bees, ladybugs, and butterflies are in full feast mode. We've restarted our morning walks of the garden...

Winter Reset

Homesteading has many challenges but the rewards are bountiful. As winter has stripped away all vestiges of life from most of the trees...

November came in wet and chilly. We've had the ultimate pleasure of hosting some family and sharing our tasty fall treat. What tasty...

We had a very eventful October. Art decided to build a cement foundation for the hoop coop, which meant we had to move it. Cheers to old...

Vine to wine season has begun and fall is here to stay. The temps are falling to perfection. We love this time of year. Why you ask?...

We've entered food overload season. We have mass production in the garden and are picking new veggies, herbs, and fruits everyday. Our...

Starting off June with quite the show of nature. The bees investigating the pomegranate blooms and lavender, a new mama sparrow carrying...

We've entered the wait and see stage of spring. Everything is planted and it's been a wet week of rain and even hail. The transformation...

Our daily walks through the garden have been transforming every day. I've taken the camera along to document the homestead over the last...

Spring Awakens the Soul here at Homestead Albania

Here in northern Albania it's always a bit of a mood during February. This year the mood is blue skies and sunny days but super chilly...

I, Kim, returned after a month away to a very different landscape. The mountains are capped with the fresh snow. The homestead has been...

Last year, we attempted to dry whole persimmons but the outcome was tossed in the compost pile. But with the purchase of a small five...

As the holiday season kicks off across the pond we are still enjoying the last little taste of fall. Our fall meals change as the garden...

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

We've picked, crushed, smushed, and fermented our çylek grapes. Yesterday we filtered and drained the wine from our 500 liter and 50...