I hope everyone had a great Independence Day
After all, independence is what all of us self-reliant people are striving towards and that historical date hastened us down our paths, centuries ago. While we're thinking about the Fourth, we're also busy trying...
Q and A: Canning pesto, Monster spaghetti squash, and Hopi Pale Grey squash
Canning pesto
I'd like to can pesto but I've only read admonitions not to can it. I know you've said that you can can it, but have you done so yourself?
It seems that as long...
Great weekend — got a lot done
We had a little rain on Saturday, but not much. So this weekend we got a lot done. Will and Krystal moved the big hoop house off of the garden so he could till...
Will’s friend, Christian, joins our homestead
Christian had been planning on attending our seminar. But when he was suddenly faced with a housing screw-up, we invited him to join us for however long he wished to stay. Will and I...
We’re still harvesting seeds and firewood
Some folks only save seeds and cut/split firewood in the late summer or fall, but we do it nearly year around. As our weather's been unseasonably warm, Will has been busy sawing more lumber...



