Will wins the beaver war!

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After weeks of persistence, and tearing out several inches of the beaver dam at least twice a day, and tearing out several inches of re-built dam, Will has gotten the water level in the...

Summer seems to have arrived

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We know summer hasn't really arrived -- there's still a good chance of frost around the corner. So while the apple trees are blooming like mad, I'm continuing to plant crops like late-season pumpkins,...

Mittens not only kills mice and rabbits, but weasels too

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Our little half-pint kitty, Mittens, has turned out to be a very efficient homestead varmint catcher. She's caught hundreds of mice, voles and shrews, several full-sized rabbits and lately, she's caught three weasels! Now...

Q and A: canning green beans and replacing native grasses

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Canning green beans I am at a loss! I have been canning since I was in my mid-twenties…not thirty years plus. I can and have canned everything from jams, pickles, vegetables, stew and meats…no...

Have you seen the Glass Gem Corn?

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It takes quite a bit to WOW me after all these years. But I recently saw a mention of it in Farm Show and had to check it out. My-oh-my, what a beautiful and...