The bugs are slowing down drastically
After being severely powdered, the blister beetles seem to have mostly died or flown elsewhere. We're thankful as Will had even found and powdered...
Q and A: Acorns and silver tarps as mulch
Acorns
I enjoyed your blog on acorns. Just a tip: that brown yucky water aka tannin can be used to tan leather, to dye whites...
It’s time to go through our storage bins in the root cellar
It's early spring and I'm going through our onions and potatoes, checking for soft veggies. Luckily, I've only found a dozen onions softening up....
We’ve hit 50 degrees
And boy, oh boy, does it feel good in the sunshine! I was outside yesterday in my T-shirt gathering eggs and playing with the...
Canning has started
Sure, all year I can up food. But in the summer, we really get down to business! Our first crop of hot peppers is...

