Q and A: Stagnant water, No-mow grass, Butternut squash, and Canning three bean salad

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Stagnant water We are interested in putting in a pond but are concerned about stagnant water. There is no inlet from a spring or outlet from a stream. Is there anything we can do to...

Our new baby goat turned up missing!

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This morning I went out to the goat pasture to check our new baby goat and couldn't find her! I looked in the barn and around the pasture. She wasn't with her mother. I...

Q and A: Dirty windows and Wallo’ Waters

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Dirty windows Saw the post on dirty windows. I clean them for a living. Good advice. My brew is approximately 1 gallon water ½-1 cup ammonia and 3 Tbsp. liquid Joy. Make sure that the...

We got our pond!

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This Friday, our friend, Dale Rinne, brought his excavator over and not only dug out the footings for Will's bridge over the creek, but dug out our spring catchment basin, making a nice, attractive...

Q and A: footings for retaining wall and eating collard flowerettes

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Footings for retaining wall Will's work on the barn and retaining wall has turned out to be so beautiful. We are wanting to build a retaining wall also about 18-24 inches high. How deep did...