Q and A: pruning grapes, heating canned foods, and canning Velveeta cheese
Pruning grapes
My questions are about my concord grapes. 1st my mother told me the first year I moved onto my property to cut my grape vines all the way down to leave only about...
We had a great, although rainy Memorial Weekend
Saturday, Will and our wonderful apprentice, Alisha, cut lumber and finished the board and batten siding on our new barn. Alisha learned to use Will's pneumatic air gun to drive the nails. She used...
I hope you have a great fourth of July!
We did, although the days leading up to it were pretty busy. On Monday, Will and I traveled to Bagley, Minnesota, to visit Jim and Bernis at their farm, Honeyberry USA. They raise and...
Even though we got a little bit of rain, it’s still really dry
We've been watering like mad in four out of seven gardens and praying over the others. I've about finished the first planting of all of the gardens. Whew, was I ever glad to plant...
Our latest snow is helping fix last year’s drought
Although we were really ready for all the snow to be gone and woke up to two more inches and falling snow this morning, we aren't too bummed about it. After last summer's severe...