Haying season is heavily upon us

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Now that the rains have finally come and gone, the forecast is for a week of warm, sunny weather. So Will is busy cutting...

Q and A: Tomatoes not ripening and first time pressure canner

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Tomatoes not ripening My tomatoes are bearing well but are not ripening. Good vegetation, the ones that have ripened appear healthy, loads hanging on the...

Spring is here and Will is grading our spring basin

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Our little tiny spring has been enlarged and deepened three times. It turned out so well, supplying all of our irrigation water for the...

We count our blessings as Christmas nears

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We're really grateful for so many different things. We are grateful for each other and for this wonderful homestead that just keeps getting better...

Death and new life

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On our homestead, just like any other homestead, we have death as well as new life. After years of breeding goats, this spring we...