We have water!

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When you live off grid, you need to learn to color outside the lines. Our water lines, both from our new well at the...

Q and A: planting squash to save seeds and what to feed chicks

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Planting squash to save seeds Help! I received the Hopi Pale Grey Squash seeds and will be planting them. Problem is, I don't know the...

You’re so lucky to have a son who works so hard!

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 Fortunate, for sure.  Lucky?  Maybe.  Or maybe it's just that he's always been with his dad and I, wanting to "help" with whatever we...

Q and A: mulching with straw and canning pureed zucchini

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Mulching with straw and canning pureed zucchini Your garden looks beautiful with the straw. We did the straw for the first time this year and...

The sun is slowly melting our snowbanks

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It's amazing how much better you feel when the sun is shining brightly, and the eaves are dripping steadily! Even more, my 3-year-old amaryllis...