We hit 24 degrees last night
And yes, we had frost — again! We knew it was coming so yesterday we harvested beans like crazy; Will did two five-gallon buckets full and I did four. Then we were up until...
Our new apprentice, Krystal, arrived
We've got a summer apprentice homesteader, Krystal, who arrived yesterday from Georgia. She's anxious to learn what we can teach her for her own future homestead. I'm sure we'll have a lot of fun...
Will we ever get done planting?
This year has been crazy so far. First off, we had a winter without snow. Then, spring came early so we started in early. But we got rain. And rain. And more rain. So,...
Freeze warning!
Okay, we've been through a couple of frost warnings, but tonight the weather radio is calling for a freeze warning -- 30 degrees! EEeeeek! So all day we've been picking tomatoes. Buckets and baskets...
We’re having a heat wave
After sub-zero temperatures a week ago, it doesn't seem possible that it's over 70 degrees F today, with full sun! But we're really enjoying it. Because we built our house on a hill, we...