Colorful summer pictures are our answer to cabin fever!
I know we are all getting pretty darned sick of winter. We've decided that the weather forecasters are always predicting warmer weather at the...
We have a new bottle calf
Our little homestead is again increasing. We have wanted to raise a couple of calves, both for beef and as a milk cow. But...
Q and A: velvet beans and tomato cages
Velvet beans
Will velvet beans cross with Louisiana Purple Pod and Rattlesnake pole (green) beans?
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Velvet beans are Mucuna pruriens where Louisiana Purple Pods are...
It’s awfully quiet around here tonight
Will's brief, too short, way too short, visit ended this morning. Actually I had to say goodby twice. He was scheduled to...
Canning and building goes forward
With our entire gardens harvested, we switched energy to canning up the produce as quickly as possible. Those twelve big crates of tomatoes on...

