Our Maker's Acres Family Farm

Make it your ambition to lead a quiet life and attend to your own business and work with your hands, just as we commanded you. - 1 Thessalonians 4:11

Thursday, October 9, 2025

Jolie Blon (Pretty Blonde)

I've talked several times about one of my favorite authors, James Lee Burke. I especially like his "Dave Robicheaux" novels w...

Wednesday, October 8, 2025

Cowpeas & Butterbeans

One of the crops that thrive in our hot, humid climate is southern cowpeas. I like to plant purple hull peas, blackeyed peas, and ozark raz...

Monday, October 6, 2025

Don't Tread on Me

Our hen house borders the woods on the south side of the property. That's always been a problem. There are lots of critters in the woo...

Sunday, October 5, 2025

Make Hay While the Sun Shines

Timely rains coupled with the positive effects of the first year in 24 that we limed the pasture resulted in plenty of grass in our pasture....

Wednesday, October 1, 2025

Giving Garlic Another Shot

I may have already told you about our garlic crops of past years. We were always able to grow lots of garlic. Our problem came in curing i...

Monday, September 29, 2025

Mark Your Calendars

In our back yard we have a couple of palm trees that we planted back in 2007. They were in small nursery pots and weren't 2 1/2 feet ta...

Sunday, September 28, 2025

Friday Flying Feathers

Teal season usually opens in late September. It's always a tough hunt. Most times it's hot. Nine times out of ten you donate abou...

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Kyle Sonnier: Jennings, Louisiana, United States; Join our family on our daily journey toward Biblical Agrarianism.

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