Harvest time is here — big time

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Boy, are things ever getting ripe. I'm hurrying to get the early tomatoes seeded to save their seeds. So far the early winners this year are: Earlibell, Italian Paste, Morovsky Div, Silvery Fir Tree,...

The Orr Center Homesteading and Sustainable Living Expo was a great success

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Will and I attended the Expo on Saturday and Sunday, taking our Seed Treasures booth, seeds, and vegetables and promoting Backwoods Home and Self-Reliance magazines, of course. I gave the keynote address each day,...

Uh oh, bad news

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By now, most of you with internet have gotten the message from Dave Duffy, saying that with the Nov/Dec 2017 issue of BHM, the magazine will cease publication of the print magazine. I'm sure...

Frosty is doing very well

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After kind of a rough start, our newest baby calf is running outdoors with his mom, Mamba, playing and enjoying sunny days. Of course when he gets cold, he runs for the barn and...

A whole week of warm, sunny weather

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We're simply loving this great week of above-freezing temperatures, complete with plenty of sun. It makes you want to get outside and just do things. Will's pretty much recovered from his bout of the...