Oh yeah, winter’s definitely here
Although we have had a great fall with little snowfall until now and relatively decent temperatures for northern Minnesota, winter's definitely here. I'm just recovering from a real nasty bug and poor Will's been...
Three feet of snow, -5 F, and I’m starting to plant
Now that may sound totally crazy (especially when our last spring frost date is around June 12th or so. But there are a few crops that need to be started early. One of these...
Where the heck’s the sun?
We got hammered a few days ago with a sloppy, wet snow. True, it wasn't cold but we didn't want to see white. Luckily, after a day's time, it slowly warmed up and the...
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...
Sorry to be so late blogging!
We've been fighting against frost, which has been threatening nearly every day. We've been picking, husking corn, pulling in beans, and, lately, covering rare crops as we were under a frost advisory. Yesterday, our...