The horse pasture gets a renovation
You'll remember that last fall when Will was here for a two week visit, he took our bulldozer and rough-cleared 2/3 of our horse pasture (which had been young poplar woods before that). During...
Q and A: adding eggshells to your compost and canning chili peppers
Adding eggshells to your compost
Do I need to pre-treat eggshells before adding them to my garden as compost? I feel like I'm wasting something when I just burn them or throw them out. We...
We “make hay while the sun shines” even in winter
Yep, we've been having a week of below zero again for the highs. But we've got plenty to do inside after chores are done. (We're terrifically thankful for our new well by the new...
We got our hay in just before the rain
We knew a storm was coming and we had 85 bales of hay on the field. So even though it was 85 degrees with high humidity, we went at it and picked up the...
QandA: Non-electric grain mill, Canning corned beef, and Sweet potatoes
Non-electric grain mill
In your opinion, what is the best non-electric grain mill? Right now I use an electric one to grind my wheat. I also have a Corona hand-operated mill. I think there must...