We just got back from the Energy Fair this weekend in St. Paul

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Will and I manned the BHM/Self-Reliance magazines' booth at the MREA Fair in St. Paul. The attendance was modest since the show was new, but we did meet a lot of wonderful people, including...

We are harvesting a bounty of carrots

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As our nighttime temperatures are drifting into the very low twenties, I figured I'd better get at it and pull the remaining carrots and parsnips. Wow! They have gotten huge. Even our Scarlet Nantes...

The tulips are up!

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More signs of spring up north.  Yesterday I woke up to a musical sound.  Wolves?  Nooooo...  It sounds like geese.  It IS geese!  I threw open the window and the air was filled with...

Q and A: Chickens in the garden and water blowing out of jars...

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Chickens in the garden I planted a fall crop of spinach and lettuce. We have free range chickens who roam about the garden, etc. Should I wash/soak the spinach and lettuce in vinegar before eating....

More snow and below-zero temps

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As we're crawling towards spring, we've been stuck in a cold arctic spell. Last night it was -18 and today at noon, it warmed up to zero. With a wind. Plus we just got...