We met a lot of nice folks at the Earth Fest at Mountain Iron,...

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Although the weather threatened (and later proved inhospitable), there was quite a turnout for the 2013 Earth Fest celebrating sustainability at Mountain Iron, Minnesota,...

We’ve had a real wet spell

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After so many nice sunny fall days, suddenly the rains are upon us. I finally got the last of the carrots canned up and,...

Although it’s early, the pantry shelves are filling up

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On Friday I picked another big basket full of Provider and Strike green beans. Holy cow are these ever productive! This was the fourth...

We had a Merry Christmas

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And now a major storm is bearing down on us. So far we've had a relatively mild winter for Northern Minnesota, but that's due...

More snow and below-zero temps

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As we're crawling towards spring, we've been stuck in a cold arctic spell. Last night it was -18 and today at noon, it warmed...