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Clover and Crumb — Celebrating a Local Baker Who Still Chases “Best Cookie Ever”
Meet Jamie of Clover and Crumb — sourdough and baked goods with organic flours and grass-fed butter. Order local via the Hotplate link in the post.
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What It Takes to Make Food (and a Small Job That Tells the Truth About It)
At Calvin’s Farm, sustainability starts with unglamorous labor — water, shade, chickens, bunnies — and a once-a-week neighbor job that teaches what food actually costs.
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Birds in the Cross Timbers Canopy
Explore Cross Timbers birdlife, from cardinals and chickadees to hummingbirds and migrants, as water, tall canopy, and open edges turn Calvin’s Farm into a living Central Flyway classroom.
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Butterflies and the Monarch Sky Highway
Follow monarchs along Texas’s sky highway as clean well water, flowers, and tall tree edges create a welcoming stopover—and a beautiful Flower Mound homeschool lesson in migration.
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Bobcats on the Quiet Edge
Follow the quiet edge of the Cross Timbers, where clean well water, shade, and cover give Flower Mound bobcats room to move—and kids a lesson in respecting real habitat.
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Bats at Dusk Over Calvin’s Farm
Watch bats emerge over Calvin’s Farm at dusk, following the insects drawn to water and green edges—a gentle field lesson in nocturnal wildlife, balance, and attentive observation.
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Owls After Dark on Ridgecrest
When dusk settles over Ridgecrest, owls take the night shift. Discover how water, tall trees, and quiet edges turn Calvin’s Farm into a natural soundscape for curious learners.
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Bird Watching All Season Long
Morning light finds our trees before we do. On a Flower Mound acreage, the big oaks and pecans wake first — leaves catching gold, then a flicker of wings, then a small sound that makes a kid stop mid-step. Calvin notices. He always does. A shadow skims the grass. Something red settles on a branch like it owns the place. The day hasn’t asked for a worksheet yet, and already the classroom is open. That’s Read more
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Back to School Fool
I’m Calvin. I’m eight. I live on a little farm in Flower Mound, Texas, and this is what Flower Mound homeschool looks like at our house most mornings: check the chickens, watch the light on the grass, follow a question until it turns into a project. Every August and September, North Texas fills up with the same story. Fluorescent aisles. Stamped supply lists. Cars lined up like the year can’t start until an institution says Read more
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Calvin’s Colorful Adventure: Learning the 2×2 Cube from Brother Ryan
Hey there, awesome readers, It’s Calvin! My big brother Ryan is a professor at our Flower Mound Home School! And guess what? He’s also an expert at solving those tricky cubes! He even has his own YouTube channel where he posts all sorts of cube magic. You can check it out here. One day, Ryan came into my room with a shiny 2×2 cube. It was like a mini puzzle with colorful squares on each Read more