Will’s back logging again
Yep, he had a stent put in a heart artery a short while ago. And he's due for another on Monday. But as per...
Q and A: cold winter, Hopi Pale Grey squash, and turmeric in pickles
Cold winter
Long time reader and in-town homesteader. We have been through the dryest gardening season we have had in our 40 years of marriage....
Mittens not only kills mice and rabbits, but weasels too
Our little half-pint kitty, Mittens, has turned out to be a very efficient homestead varmint catcher. She's caught hundreds of mice, voles and shrews,...
No rain, so we’re starting to irrigate
With most of our crops planted, we're starting to mulch like mad. Heather, our part-time apprentice came over and she and Will spent the...
From 78 degrees F down to a near blizzard
Our weather is so Minnesota April. We nearly always get that last big storm, and I was hoping it wouldn't come this year, after...






