Did you ever have one of those days?
Yesterday was mine. Early in the morning, Will sent me to Hibbing, 30 miles away, to rent the 2-inch trash pump again. First off, he needed it to draw down the muddy ground water...
We had to bid our wonderful apprentice, Krystal, goodbye
We took Krystal to the airport yesterday morning as her apprenticeship had ended. She continues on with college in a couple of weeks and needs to get her ducks in a row before then....
Our homestead has grown another 40 acres
The forty acres adjacent to ours (down what we call the Wolf Road, an old lumbering trail off our driveway) was for sale by the Potlatch Timber Company. And, as David needed a place...
Q and A: salve for goats, bush scallop squash, and freezing weather
Salve for goats
I am making this salve. Is there anything in it that would hurt my goats?
1/2 cup coconut oil
1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
1/4 cup dried comfrey
1/4 cup dried calendula
2 oz beeswax...
Canning tomatoes, growing potatoes, and ham and beans recipe
Canning tomatoes
I am canning tomatoes for the first time. We are blanching the tomatoes and peeling the skin off but leaving them whole and packing in the jars (JET setters - Celebrities - Early...