We’re plowing out after a foot of new snow
We listen to the weather radio every morning to check upcoming weather. We'd bought a used haybine at a farm 65 miles southwest of us, so now we can cut our own hay. We...
Lots has been happening
The spring rush is here in full force with sunny, nice weather. Things are really jumping on the homestead. We have two turkeys sitting on eggs and three hens have already hatched baby chicks....
Q and A: Meatballs in tomato sauce and limited garden space
Meatballs in tomato sauce
We love your book Growing and Canning Your Own Food but I evidently lack the imagination to come up with a use for the meatballs in tomato sauce except for use...
Boy did we get clobbered by snow!
You know that storm that was heading for us? Well it got here. And how! Saturday night it started. Then by Sunday morning, we had a foot and the snow was still...
We had a unique visitor today
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...