Will’s been here a week now and I’m worn out

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But boy oh boy have we gotten a lot done!  You remember my pitiful orchard, carved out of a hill of old slash piles, boulders and stumps?  Well, now it's cleaned out and mulched...

We’re happy to share our homestead, even with snakes

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We have a large, fat garter snake hanging around which gives us a startle once in awhile. But we like having him around as he eats plenty of grasshoppers and other pests in the...

Q and A: uses for citrus peels, meals in a jar, and immature Hopi...

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Uses for citrus peels Is there any use for citrus peels such as oranges, grapefruit, or lemons? That is other than zest. I have a large family so often have large amounts at a given...

The flower gardens are looking great…and so is our woodpile

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Besides all the great improvements going on around here, the big garden, our new house garden and keeping busy taking care of Mom, I have had a few minutes to work in the flowers....and...

Q and A: digging hen and saving strawberry plants for next year

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Digging hen I have let a broody hen hatch her eggs. I have her and her 5 chicks in a separate coop away from the main flock. All 6 seem to be fine but Momma...