Will’s here and I’m canning sweet corn like mad…while he plays on the bulldozer

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My handsome and adorable boyfriend, Will, flew in on Thursday and I haven't sat still since! Our sweet corn suffered during the recent freeze,...

Spring is around the corner, even if it is -12 degrees

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Yesterday I planted our very first peppers! Now they're on shelves next to the wood stove as they germinate in only a few days...

Watch out; there’s a canning lid shortage!

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My friend, Dara, called me the other day saying she had been in the stores and there were no canning jar lids. I asked...

Our cover crops are doing great!

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We planted cover crops in the orchard (wheat, a small strip of oats and alfalfa) and peas in the future strawberry bed in the...

Fall rains have begun

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After several nice, sunny days with temps in the high fifties and even sixty yesterday, we woke up to rain. Yuck. But we had...