We finally got rain
After weeks of drought and high heat, yesterday dawned with a dark, cloudy day. It was supposed to be sunny and 90s, so we...
Q and A: Low-care gardening, grinding flour, and using oat groats
Low-care gardening
I just picked up some land this past summer in St. Louis County, Minnesota, which I think is your area. I can't make...
Spring is hitting us like a ton of bricks
There's so much to do every spring but we've not really had "spring" weather, it's been cold and rainy. Now the temps are warming...
Spring is all about firsts
I got to thinking about that yesterday. You know, seeing the first Canadian geese arrive, the first Red-winged Blackbird, the first Trumpeter Swan, or...
On the coldest night, a calf is born
It wasn't planned to have winter calves. But stuff happens on the homestead. One of our cows, who we thought was bred for an...