Will’s friend, Christian, joins our homestead
Christian had been planning on attending our seminar. But when he was suddenly faced with a housing screw-up, we invited him to join us...
With less frequent rains and hot weather, we’re on the upswing
I'll swear we were having so much rain I felt like my toes were growing webs! Yuck. And rain makes tons of mosquitoes appear...
First hard frost and then snow
Winter's quickly approaching! First we had a terrific freeze (down to 20 degrees) with a hard frost. The frost was pretty, as it made...
Q and A: drying beans and canning green tomatoes
Drying beans
I planted cranberry bean for the first time this year. The majority of them dried fine in their shells but some are still...
Q and A: storing seeds and canning infused water
Storing seeds
I've found that home centers are selling seeds labeled "heirloom" now. If I buy these seeds and vacuum pack them, will they last...