My long awaited apple fell off the tree and the goats ate it!
Yep, that lone apple in our beautiful orchard disappeared. I checked it yesterday and it was fine. I even debated on picking it and eating it. It was ripe. But I decided to let...
We had a great, although rainy Memorial Weekend
Saturday, Will and our wonderful apprentice, Alisha, cut lumber and finished the board and batten siding on our new barn. Alisha learned to use Will's pneumatic air gun to drive the nails. She used...
Spring is sort of coming and going
One day it's 65 degrees, and the next it's snowing! But that's springtime in northern Minnesota. On the warm days, Will's been removing the black dirt next to the house and under the new...
Q and A: GMO seeds and canning butter
GMO seeds
My wife and I are trying to get a good supply of non GMO seeds for seed saving. We went to local areas and got heirloom seeds and plants and then heard that...
I saw our first robin today!
First of all, I'm sure you're wondering how I came out with my stress test. I passed. It seems like I got a case of walking pneumonia out of my last nasty cough-cold and...