We’ve got all the tomatoes out of the Wall-O-Waters and caged (staked)
We got our corn (all 49 rows of 250 feet), squash, and pumpkins, 4½ rows (250-foot) of Dakota Pearl potatoes in before the heavy rains a few days ago. We ended up with another...
Whew, have we ever been busy!
First off, we had near-blizzard conditions with driving snow and 45 mph wind. And, of course, we had to set out big round bales for the cows! I man the gates (or would that...
Fall harvest means piles of vegetables in the whole house
We have been harvesting like mad — tomatoes, corn, squash, and pumpkins — fearing a frost will pop up unexpectedly. And, as I'm going in for knee surgery tomorrow for my meniscus tears, I...
All on the homestead is not about work
This time of the year is the beginning of serious food preservation for me. Unfortunately, a lot of folks get the mistaken idea that I just work, work, work. Well, yes and no. Of...
Well, our last seminar was a big success
We had a wonderful group and although it did rain one day pretty hard, we switched up our schedule and went right ahead indoors. Due to a few folks' emergencies, our intended fifteen attendees...