Sunshine, carrots, and Cowboy Candy!

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Yea, sunshine! (And the snow went away too.) We're back at it in full force. Although it was cloudy and rainy, the snow went away and today we're seeing some sun too. Tomorrow and Friday...

We have a new, part-time apprentice

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On Saturday, we were happy to welcome our newest part-time apprentice, Kelly, to our homestead. She lives about four hours south of us in Minnesota and has e-mailed and talked on the phone with...

We knew rain was coming so we’ve been working extra hard

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We live every day by our weather radio. We listen to it first thing every morning and the last thing in the evening. In this way, we have a pretty good handle on what...

There’s no place like home

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Well, we're back from another whirlwind trip to Montana and back! Whew! We drove straight out there in 22 hours (obeying the speed limit). Got a motel and a good night's sleep. In the...

Our new garden is now tilled and planted

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On Tuesday Will took the Ford tractor out into our new sand garden (now the official name) and began to till. The very back and lower end were wet due to the inch of...