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