Autumn is just passing here at Quackenbush Farm, and the nights are growing longer and colder. The list of outdoor chores grows weekly, and the time to do them is drastically reduced until spring returns with its useful daylight savings time. Since we can't work outside in the evenings anymore, it seemed like a good time to sit in front of the computer in the dark and talk about our life instead.

"Quackenbush Farm" consists of our small family, 3 acres of land, an old house, a decent garden, 8 chickens, a shop, and a cat. At least that's it for the time being. My wife and I purchased our first home back at the end of 2009, and we've been slowly working on it since. We chose to start up a blog about our life because we're always working on some project or another, and we'd like to share what we're learning as we go. We figured out how to do most of what we know by using the internet as a resource, so the least we can do is return the favor.

Our small family is myself, my wife, and our young son. We live in Virginia, and we love our life. I work in the architecture industry, so I enjoy getting out and building when I can. I'll try my hand at just about anything... especially if something is broken and it needs to be fixed... like the water pressure valve a few days ago. My wife is a horticulturist, and enjoys gardening and mothering. We both enjoy the concept of self-sufficiency, and are making small strides in that direction.

We hope to update this blog regularly, and slowly share with all of you everything we've learned and done in this little piece of heaven.