Are any of you suffering from lack of sun?

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We were until I came upon some of my photos taken in June! My gosh, the colors just knock us out after a winter of drab and white. Now I really can't wait till...

Q and A: tomato sprouting and homesteader savings

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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...

I found Prairie Magic apples!

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I've been looking online and calling around but when I had to go to Virginia (MN), a little voice whispered in my ear "try Vern's Greenhouse," a greenhouse only a few blocks off of...

Finishing harvest & finding a rainbow

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We're finishing up the harvest and getting the fields ready for winter. I also spotted a rainbow out by our apple orchard that I wanted to share with you. Here's a video of it...

We finally had our big freeze

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Sunday night, it dropped down to 27 degrees F. A clear sky made it inevitable. Bummer! Luckily, we had already rushed around and gotten all of our frost-sensitive garden produce inside. Will took the...