The sun’s shining and the birds are singing

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Ok, ok, so we're due for another 8 inches of snow tomorrow. It's today I'm talking about! And we're just so glad to see the sun. Even though it was -3 degrees F last...

Our tomatoes and peppers are getting ripe

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With those ripening crops, I've been busy taking out seed to save for our seed business. I always take seed from the earliest and some of the best ones. I also give them a...

The weather station is posting the F word

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No, not that "F" word — frost! Tomorrow night, the temperature is diving down to a forecast of 35 degrees F. That's fine, but we usually have temperatures about 5 degrees colder than what...

Rain, rain, go away; little Jackie wants to play

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Yep, it's raining again. (At least our orchard, grapes, and berry patch will go into the winter well-watered!) Luckily, we have our front porch. I've started shelling our corn varieties, having gotten the Painted...

Our seminar is only two days away!

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With folks coming from as far away as California, Florida, and Alaska, it promises to be a great time and we're busy getting ready. (Did you order the porta-potty? How about the tapes for...