All on the homestead is not about work
This time of the year is the beginning of serious food preservation for me. Unfortunately, a lot of folks get the mistaken idea that I just work, work, work. Well, yes and no. Of...
Q and A: Squash bugs and antibiotics
Squash bugs and cucumber beetles
We had such a hard time with squash bugs and cucumber beetles last year that we thought about lightweight fabric covers this year. The problem was so bad last year...
Will is starting to cut hay today
With the Oliver out of commission for the time being, it looks like we'll be putting up square bales for a while. And as the hay is just right, Will didn't want to wait...
The snow’s going fast and we’re hurrying to haul barn logs and fence posts
We will be starting our big barn this spring and Will needed 90 12-foot and 16-foot logs to use as support beams for the haymow floor. We didn't have that many large trees on...
Q and A: Gardening and homesteading questions
Bell peppers
I am so jealous of your beautiful green bell peppers! What kind are they? And where did you get the seed?
Audrey Dee Bennett
Belvidere, Tennessee
They are King of the North, and I saved seed...