One of the nine baby turkeys went missing!
Will went out to do chores this morning and counted baby turkeys. There were only eight! We've been seeing mama fox and her half-grown babies quite near the buildings, so we just assumed that...
Harvest time has begun
We're so happy. Not only is our haying under full swing but I'm starting to can like mad! I've already put up two nice batches of pin cherry jelly with a lot more on...
Finally we’re coming to an end with our planting
After weeks of planting, mostly by hand or using the push-type Earthway seeder, I'm about finished. All I've got left to plant are some onions and flowers I started inside. I'll bet I've walked...
It’s still hot and dry at the homestead
We've been planting like crazy every single day, from morning until dark. I got in dozens of 100-foot rows of beans, both pole and bush, quite a few rows of squash, about a half-acre...
Our cold weather continues, but our garden grows on
We have now had the coldest summer for our area on record! No wonder our hot crops pooped out! Thank God for Wallo' Waters that we used on our tomatoes and peppers. They are...