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 went out to the Wolf Garden and cut and crated...
I have some sad news
Our son, Javid, passed away yesterday morning, peacefully, in his sleep. Although it was very hard for me, I know he'd been fighting a good fight for a few years now and was very...
We woke up to snow!
Holy mackerel, we heard it might happen but we went to bed thinking "gee, it's surely not going to really snow…" But snow covered the ground early this morning and temps reached 32° F....
Our new apprentice, Krystal, arrived
We've got a summer apprentice homesteader, Krystal, who arrived yesterday from Georgia. She's anxious to learn what we can teach her for her own future homestead. I'm sure we'll have a lot of fun...
Canning tomatoes, growing potatoes, and ham and beans recipe
Canning tomatoes
I am canning tomatoes for the first time. We are blanching the tomatoes and peeling the skin off but leaving them whole and packing in the jars (JET setters - Celebrities - Early...