The Enchanted Farm

In old Illinois, 12,000 years ago, Paleo hunters walked where tall grasses grow. With clovis points sharp and mammoths so grand, they followed the herds across this wide land. For two thousand years they roamed far and wide, tracking the giants with keen hunter’s pride. But the great Ice Age ended, the warm winds did blow, and the mammoths and mastodons vanished like snow.

Happy Easter. 🐰

Good morning from the Midwest. ☀️

An extra special Good Friday to you from The Enchanted Farm, where some things are just…meant to be. ✨ 🇺🇸

Dandelions— one of nature’s greatest blessings, loaded with vitamins & minerals. They have just begun to appear on the farm. I’ll be harvesting these soon for use in moisturizers, tea, & spice. The best part is I don’t have to plant them. They just show up. Happy Thursday. 🌼

Goats aren't native to America—they came from Europe with the early settlers and reached Illinois sometime between the 1600s and 1800s…and by the 1830s, Polish settlers in Chicago were raising so many that the area became known as 'goat prairie' (Bucktown). Happy Wednesday. 🐐

Ancient Engineering: Paleo-Indians in early Illinois hunted mastodons with these sophisticated Clovis fluted spear points. The long central 'flute' groove helped attach the point securely to the spear shaft.

@ShellsBelle3 Avocado.

@EnchantedFarmX What oil did you use for the mayo?

My first batch of homemade ranch dressing, made with homemade mayonnaise…which was quite easy to make actually. Happy Monday from the farm. 🥗

In the tall grass of Illinois so wide, a Paleo family walks side by side. Daddy with spear, so brave and so strong, Mommy gathers roots as they sing their song.

Peach banana smoothies, quilt making, & garden tilling. Happy Sunday from the Enchanted Farm. 🍑 🍌 🪡 🪴

Friday night farmhouse kitchen snack. 🍓 🍌

MAKE AMERICAN FARMING GREAT AGAIN 🇺🇸

Through the Looking Glass at the curious little Enchanted Farm lie the answers to world peace & harmony, if the seeker seeks truth…even if those answers lie in a quantum state of fuzzy little particles, just waiting to be observed. Happy Friday. ✌🏻🇺🇸

Today it’s going to be a whopping 87 degrees. Happy Thursday from the farm. 💐 👩‍🌾

A single adult mammoth or mastodon could yield thousands of pounds of edible meat, enough to feed a group for weeks or months if properly preserved. Hides were processed into clothing, blankets & tent coverings and bones & ivory were used to make tools.

The Paleo Indians of Illinois lived nomadic lifestyles and hunted large game like mammoths and mastodons.

Coffee cream the old fashioned way, with steamed whole milk, vanilla, and a shot of maple syrup for a little sweetness. Happy Monday morning from the farm. ☕️