Things are pretty normal lately

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Will's been having good luck haying and is out today, baling up two nice fields, trying to get it done before it rains this afternoon. We're not complaining about the rain though, as we...

We had a unique visitor today

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Normally, along with our daily work of feeding chickens, watering cows, making hay, and pulling weeds in our gardens, we get occasional visits from folks wanting to buy seeds, take a tour of our...

We’re starting our first serious harvest

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While I've been pulling in Costata Romanesco summer squash for a month now, along with harvesting lettuce and lots of asparagus (which I also canned up), our main gardens' first big harvest is tomatoes....

Where oh where did the ProMix go?

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I've used ProMix potting soil for years now to start and transplant my seeds and seedlings. I was getting a little low on stockpiled soil, so I went to Menards to buy some more....

Q and A: Canning potatoes with onions, Morning Glory removal, and Soil conditioning

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Canning potatoes with onions I was wondering about canning potatoes with onions. I've canned vegetable soup (which includes potatoes and onions) in a pressure canner and it gave me the idea of canning only potatoes...