Q and A: Baby goat and using Surround

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Baby goat What does it mean when my baby goat that is going to be 2 weeks on Monday is having white slimey stuff coming out of his behind? Tina Corona Merced, California If the kid is nursing...

Our tomatoes and peppers are getting ripe

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With those ripening crops, I've been busy taking out seed to save for our seed business. I always take seed from the earliest and some of the best ones. I also give them a...

What a crazy week

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With the warmer weather, we've stayed busy cutting and splitting wood, picking up things, and buying a new-to-us truck. Our old plow truck is pretty rusted out so we've quit licensing and insuring it,...

Our tomatoes and peppers are growing nicely indoors, but it’s snowing outside

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But that doesn't worry us as it's already 38° F and warming up fast. In fact by the weekend, it's supposed to be in the 50's — with rain! A whole lot of our...

We planted fruit trees … again

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In Northern Minnesota, nothing much is easy. We had a couple dozen apple trees plus cherry and pear trees in our little acre of orchard. And they were doing great. But two winters ago,...