Harvest time is a busy time on our homestead

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It seems that everything is coming ripe at the same time this year. Add our seed business, requiring hundreds of varieties of seeds which...

Q and A: bread bucket and transporting canned goods

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Bread bucket I have an old bread making bucket that I found at a yard sale. It's has some rust but is in good shape....

Q and A: livestock feeder and canning baked beans

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Livestock feeder We recently purchased two 4 month old heifer calves. One is a Holstein and one a Jersey/Milking shorthorn cross. We are new to...

We finally finished haying

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Yesterday, Will and I went out and picked up the very last square bales from the last hayfield. It was so good to be...

Evening’s a time to relax and enjoy the day that has been

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I've been pretty darned busy lately, running every morning to see Mom in the hospital, then hurrying home to get in the garden because...