We now own the forty acres where the big pines live

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On Tuesday morning, we became the proud owners of the Big Pine Forty. Or in other words, we signed to become deeper in debt....

We are getting more snow, but there is lots to do inside

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When it snows a lot, it isn't always a bad thing. First off, it usually means we're getting warmer weather, which we are —...

Q and A of the day: Green tomatoes, Elderberries, and Damping off

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Green tomatoes Jackie, I am sorry to hear about your frost! I see all your tomatoes are red, ours here in New Mexico are all...

Despite frost advisories, we’ve started planting in earnest

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We'd planned on getting started yesterday but Will came in from checking the cows saying we had a new bull calf. Sarge had found...

Q and A: cleaning eggs, planting under a tree, and spilled lamp oil

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Cleaning eggs I am getting chickens in the spring! first time! And I was wondering, how do you clean your eggs before you put them...