We’ve got beautiful wild orchids in bloom
We have a "secret" spot along the woods where Showy Lady's Slipper orchids bloom, the state flower of Minnesota. And they are just now...
Q and A: spaghetti squash and canning lamb/beef bones
Spaghetti squash
This is my first year of growing spaghetti squash, and I baked my first one today. The inside didn't come out stringy...
Q and A: Odd chicken egg
Odd chicken egg
I got the craziest egg today. It is perfectly round, only the size of a yolk and the shell is very thin....
Even though it’s going to be twenty below tonight, I’m starting peppers
February weather in northern Minnesota can be huge swings between thawing and sunny, to blustery and sub zero. Tonight and tomorrow night, they're calling...
We had sad news
Our friend, Linda, who helped cook at our homestead seminars passed away recently and suddenly due to undiagnosed cancer. Her service brought tears to...