Hope to see you at the Arlington Expo Friday and Saturday
I will be at the Self Reliance Expo in Arlington, Texas, at the Arlington Convention Center. I have been very busy getting ready to go. When you're a homesteader, it's really hard to go...
The harvest continues
We've been getting some real cold nights along with rainy days, so we've been continuing our harvest. I've been shelling the last of our new beans and the star is a dry bean, Monachelle...
It’s amazing what a little manure will do!
A year ago, my friend, Jeri, gave me two rhubarb roots. They started nicely, but did not get very large during the summer. I hauled a trailer load of rotted manure down to the...
We’re already getting ready for spring
Besides getting our seeds lined up and my garden notebook worked on, we're also figuring out how to make our five acres of gardens easier to work as we're not getting any younger. (My...
We’re still fighting the drought
The main garden looks great, as we can water it easily from our well. All around the north edge is a band of spreading dogbane. Although it toxic to humans (and dogs), it is...