Q and A: free-ranging pigs, canned pinto beans, and sunless strawberries
Free-ranging pigs
I remember you telling about a pig that spent the winter free and that it did very well. I wonder what kind of pigs you raise and do you think I could raise...
It’s amazing what you can do when it’s sunny!
Yes, it's fall; the temperatures are doing well to get into the high forties. After all, deer season opens this coming Saturday. There was ice on our small beaver pond...
Boy did we get a White Christmas!
Now I'm not a Scrooge; I love a White Christmas. When we lived in New Mexico, I always missed the fluffy white snow. Down there, all the snow blew sideways and was brown from...
Q and A: irrigating an orchard and wheat for chicken feed
Irrigating an orchard
I'm trying to figure out an easier way to irrigate my little fruit orchard when enough rain doesn't come along to do it. Until now, I've been either running hoses, using buckets,...
It’s springtime crazy around here!
After waiting so long for nice weather, we're making very good use of it! We disbudded all five of our goat kids. That's one of our least favorite homestead jobs but we feel it's...