We got farm gas in our new (old) tank

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Yesterday, the big fuel truck came out to deliver 150 gallons of bulk fuel to our new fuel tank. Will had installed a hose, filter, and nozzle so we were ready. By buying bulk...

Of donkeys and tomatoes

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Since her birth, I've been working with Crystal, our little red baby burro. She thinks she's a people or I'm a donkey...I'm not sure which. But she is totally fearless. And she's already trained...

Q and A: Meatballs in tomato sauce and limited garden space

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Meatballs in tomato sauce We love your book Growing and Canning Your Own Food but I evidently lack the imagination to come up with a use for the meatballs in tomato sauce except for use...

The peppers are up

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Although we had temps of -2 last night, we are excited that our first pepper seedlings are up and looking great. We start them in peat pellets, soaked in hot water to puff them...

Q and A: sealing cedar for raised beds and squash not germinating

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Sealing cedar for raised beds We just got some cedar raised garden boxes. Do we need to seal them from moisture? We would like to seal them and also give them a little color with...