Uncategorized The Healing Land — Time for What’s Important Families Guest Post, September 14, 2023 Share this:By: Shawn and Beth Dougherty, Plain Values A child comes in the back door with a full milk can; the screen door slaps shut behind him. There is the sound of a bucket being set on the bench, the clang of a bail handle against the side of the milk can. In… Continue Reading
Christian Living The Healing Land — God’s Will Guest Post, August 28, 2023September 14, 2023 Share this:By Shawn & Beth Dougherty, Plain Values Sometimes keeping milk cows isn’t about the cows; sometimes, it’s about weddings, cancer, and love. For example: One morning almost exactly four years ago, a girl arrived on our farm. She came with her brother, who wanted some farming experience and had been… Continue Reading
Homemaking First Foods — The Healing Land Guest Post, July 25, 2023July 25, 2023 Share this:By Shawn & Beth Dougherty, Plain Values The corn in the garden is already more than knee-high, and the first planting of green beans has been gracing the supper table for more than a week, so summer must really be here. And even with temperatures in the high eighties making… Continue Reading
Homesteading Time for What’s Important — The Healing Land Guest Post, June 9, 2023June 9, 2023 Share this:by Shawn & Beth Dougherty, Plain Values A Child comes in the back door with a full milk can; the screen door slaps shut behind him. There is the sound of a bucket being set on the bench, the clang of a bail handle against the side of the milk… Continue Reading
Homesteading Spring on a Traditional Family Farm — The Healing Land Guest Post, May 8, 2023June 9, 2023 Share this:By Shawn and Beth Dougherty, Plain Values There’s no time like spring for seeing how bountifully God provides for His creatures, and that’s especially true here in central Appalachia, where young, green grass and blossoming fruit trees are everywhere we look. Our seven dairy cows put gallons of rich, creamy… Continue Reading