We enjoyed another fantastic family day out at Byrns Greenhouse
For the last 11 or so years, as much of our family as possible met at the Byrns Greenhouse near Zim, Minnesota, for our family buy-them-out-of-flowers day. Okay, so it seems to me! As...
It’s a battle: who will win, the weeds or us?
As our weather has settled pretty well, with us getting rain every few days and warmth in between, the plants are looking good, including the sweet corn we've planted twice. But then, so are...
We’re planning for spring gardens
But last night, it was -40° F! That surprised us, as we'd been expecting (via the weather forecast) temps in the -20s. Boy, did the house ever snap and creak! All houses do that...
We finally finished our new pasture fence
Two days ago, we finished our new pasture fence and moved our very large steers from the goat pasture over to their new summer home. I was a little nervous, as cattle sometimes get...
Oh happy day!
A friend of ours called last night saying someone he knew had a big lot of new, unused 300 + watt solar panels to sell cheap. He was buying three for himself and our...