Making siding from scraps
David rescued a truckload of ¾" boards from the burn pile at work. They were cuts off of full length cants prior to being run through the mill to make round logs for building...
Will and Jackie’s August 2013 homesteading seminar
Will and Jackie's 2013 homesteading seminar will take place beginning Friday August 23rd, through Sunday August 25th, on their homestead about 80 miles north of Duluth, Minnesota. If you are interested in a hands-on...
We actually got some Glass Gem corn
After a long summer of touch and go, I discovered yesterday that we actually had some mature Glass Gem popcorn! Some friends stopped by and we were giving the "tour" of our gardens and...
What a whirlwind weekend!
I'm sure you've all had those days, but our Saturday was a humdinger. We'd been hard at work all day. Will was working on our new pasture fence and I was harvesting beans and...
Harvest is full under way
Every single day now, we're harvesting crops. As we were expecting rain, we pulled our two long rows of onions and a short one of shallots. All did very well. We had some of...