Snow’s coming … too soon
We heard the dreaded four letter word: snow! And eight inches plus is forecast. In Northern Minnesota, that means it'll probably stick all winter. This will most likely be our first permanent snowfall (which...
We had a very happy Fourth of July
Fortunately, after several hours of miserable car repair to replace our serpentine belt on the car, Will got our car ready to roll. So, on the Fourth of July, we were able to make...
We had a ball at the MREA Fair; now it’s back to business
We had a great time visiting with folks at the BHM booth at Custer, Wisconsin, last weekend. Met a lot of new folks and renewed friendships from years past. I was a little nervous...
Q and A: Cleaning Wallo’ Waters and Kale and Swiss chard
Cleaning Wallo’ Waters
I finally took your advice and bought some Wall-o-Waters this year and planted our tomatoes earlier than the recommended date. Actually I chickened out and only planted them 3 weeks early, but...
Our very first homestead seminar was a huge success!
Although we had been having inches of rain, God smiled on us and we had two days of nice weather for our homesteading seminar. We all met great, like-minded people; learned a lot (including...