Q and A: canner lid stuck, pantry moths, and contaminated soil
Canner lid stuck
I did a bunch of canning of very cheap ground round and then tried to unlock the canner by turning it and...
Our August 2013 homestead seminar was a huge success
We're getting rested up from our seminar held this last weekend. We had fourteen people attend plus our oldest son, Bill and friend Eric...
We’re making good use of a beautiful week
Our weather turned into a glorious Indian summer. Temperatures are in the high sixties and dry. Will made use of it by cutting the...
Will went to the sale barn; we now have five more calves!
Our neighbor, Jerry Yourceck, called Will two days ago and asked if he'd go with him to the livestock sale barn to help haul...
Spring on the homestead continues
Strangely, suddenly, it's spring, even though it's only March in northern Minnesota. I'm sure we'll have more snow and blustery weather, but it's in...