Our orchard is growing and growing

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You'll remember that 2½ years ago, Will cleared off our wanna-be orchard of stumps, logs, and rocks, helping me fence it to keep out...

It’s 10:40 p.m. and we’re still canning!

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Well, harvest is in full swing here. Luckily, all of your prayers are being answered for us, as Will and I continue to get...

Harvest is chugging right along

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Will picked tons of Dragon Tongue snap beans, the third picking off that 50-foot row and I was busy for three days, canning them...

Q and A: canning tomatoes, canning root vegetables, raised beds and converting a hayfield

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Canning tomatoes I am canning tomatoes. Of course it seems time consuming. This year, for one batch I have pureed the entire tomato (minus the...

We hope everyone had a happy Labor Day

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We laugh because we were laboring harder yesterday than usual. You see we have Arctic cold dropping down on us on Wednesday night. They're...