We still have 9 baby turkeys and we’re starting to roof the storage building
Despite heavy, and frequent, rains, which often spell doom to baby turkeys, our mama turkey still has nine babies in our orchard. They're feathering...
It’s the last of June and the garden’s taking off big guns
We've been having nice heavy rains, then hot weather. Just what the garden loves. Luckily for me, who doesn't love hot weather, it cools...
Q and A: Harvesting grapes, Tattler lids, and Choosing a garden location
Harvesting grapes
Do I need to wait until after the first frost to pick grapes? This year my grape vines are loaded. I've tasted a...
The weather station is posting the F word
No, not that "F" word — frost! Tomorrow night, the temperature is diving down to a forecast of 35 degrees F. That's fine, but...
Our first seeds are coming up
We're feeling springy up here in northern Minnesota! Our first pepper and petunia seeds are popping up. Boy, do they like the rock wall...


