The last three new solar panels are up
No, Will didn't fall off the tall extension ladder trying to carry them up 14 feet. Luckily, he asked me for help and we used the loader bucket of our Ford tractor to boost...
Will finally started the wood kitchen range
This year has been so busy that I just didn't get around to cleaning and starting the wood kitchen range. Last night, it was -18 degrees, so we were so glad to have it...
Q and A: canning pear butter, storing brown rice, and wood usage
Canning pear butter
I made some pear butter this past summer and it is really thick. If it is too thick can it fall in the same category as pureed squash?
Sheryl Napier
Newport News, Virginia
No, because...
“Strike while the iron is hot”
This is our "second" farm motto! (The first is "Mo' poo poo.") The company where David works is starting to cut their own bolts (square logs) that they then use to manufacture milled logs...
It’s amazing what you can get done with nice weather here
While I'm busy transplanting over-grown tomato seedlings into very tall Styrofoam cups, Will is out at the end of the Wolf Road, cutting up the ash logs for firewood and hauling them home to...