I’ve started plotting out our gardens for this year

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Before the plotting, I'm still busy seeding out our squash, especially our favorite, Hopi Pale Grey. Will's whining for pumpkin pie made from it,...

The sun’s out and it’s warming up

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We are so tickled to have quite a bit of sun lately. I can't praise our new lithium-ion batteries enough. We replaced our old...

It’s very cold outside so we’re working indoors today

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Will has started a big project in the basement. It started out that he wanted to build more shelves down the center of the...

We’re preparing for a nasty stretch of weather

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Right now, it's -23 and blowing snow sideways. It isn't like it was unexpected as they were forecasting arctic cold for nearly a week...

Q and A: raising hogs, pinto beans, and pigs eating walnuts

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Raising hogs My husband and I are considering raising a couple of hogs. My question is about their feed and fencing. I saw that you...