Well, we got ‘er nearly done

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Luckily, the rain held off mostly yesterday, and we got nearly all the carrots, beets, potatoes, and rutabagas pulled. David and Delilah came over in the morning and helped pull a crate of carrots....

You wanted to see pictures of Red chasing Hondo?

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Well here are a few. Honestly, those two go at it for fifteen minutes at a time. Red, our Bourbon Red tom seems to be in earnest about the whole deal while Hondo thinks...

Wow! Harvest is really kicking in

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It seems that suddenly, everything is ready! I was canning corn like mad when Alisha texted me and said she'd like to come over so I could show her how to juice her grapes...

Frost!

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Yep, we had it -- a killing frost. With night temps dipping into the twenties, the garden got fried. Tomatoes, squash, cucumbers, beans, and corn look so sad, all blackened and droopy. But, luckily,...

We attended the Orr Homesteading and Sustainable Living Expo

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After a busy weekend speaking and hosting the Seed Treasures booth at the Expo in Orr, Minnesota, we dove right into getting ready for our homesteading seminar here at the home place. Whew! It...