Canning keeps on going on…
…but we're also still harvesting seeds. Today Ashley and I shelled two gallons of beautiful Bear Island Chippewa corn. I just can't get over...
Harvest is in full swing now
With fall upon us and frost and freezing not so far away, we're hauling in the harvest by the crate load. On Saturday, Will...
It comes every year, but it always hurts
The FREEZE. Last week we not only had a frost, which we prepared for by covering all crops we could with plastic tarps, but...
Squash, squash, and more squash…not to mention pumpkins!
When the sun was shining, a few days ago, prior to a predicted frosty night, we harvested all of our mature squash and pumpkins....
Spring is here; I’m starting my first seeds!
Well, spring is officially here on our homestead, even though it was 6° F this morning. Because peppers and petunias take quite a while...