So much for our nice weather
After a gorgeous Indian summer, we're into north country fall rains and the four letter word: SNOW. Yuck! I vote to cancel winter this year -- anybody with me? We're still harvesting; this time...
We have a new bottle calf
Our little homestead is again increasing. We have wanted to raise a couple of calves, both for beef and as a milk cow. But we haven't had adequate facilities yet. But now, as we...
Q and A: cooling with no fridge, growing winter squash, and measuring flavored oil
Cooling with no fridge
Yesterday I arrived at our hunting trailer to prepare for a family canning bee only to discover that the fridge is dead. We do have one six-pack sized fridge that is...
Q and A: tomato sprouting and homesteader savings
Tomato sprouting
I was wondering if you ever saw a tomato that had a plant of some kind growing out of the fruit itself. I've had two of them from the garden now and am...
Holy cow, spring’s sure busy
I've been planting our melons, squash, and pumpkins inside. We do this as we have such a short growing season that by planting four or five weeks ahead of our frost-free spring date, we...