We love off-season canning!

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Most folks think of canning as only something you do in the fall when harvest is in. Sure, I do a lot more canning...

We have a new, part-time apprentice

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On Saturday, we were happy to welcome our newest part-time apprentice, Kelly, to our homestead. She lives about four hours south of us in...

Sorry to have missed blogging but this homestead got real busy!

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Wow, what a week. First off, our homesteading apprentice, Christian, up and left. You can take the boy out of the city but not...

We enjoyed another fantastic family day out at Byrns Greenhouse

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For the last 11 or so years, as much of our family as possible met at the Byrns Greenhouse near Zim, Minnesota, for our...

Q and A: Picking green peppers, cross pollination, and canning pumpkin soup

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Picking green peppers I'm in Kentucky. We're due for a hard frost this weekend. I have been harvesting my cayenne peppers as they turn red...