We had sad news
Our friend, Linda, who helped cook at our homestead seminars passed away recently and suddenly due to undiagnosed cancer. Her service brought tears to many of us who knew her and will certainly miss...
We’re racing to get finished planting before the next wave of rains come
Will tilled the old pig pen with our Troy-Bilt and we planted our open pollinated Seneca Sunrise sweet corn, which Will has bred from hybrid to open-pollinated, and several rows of Howden pumpkin. The...
It’s springtime crazy around here!
After waiting so long for nice weather, we're making very good use of it! We disbudded all five of our goat kids. That's one of our least favorite homestead jobs but we feel it's...
It’s called homesteading
While I'm busy watering gardens, picking and canning beans, Will is out "making hay while the sun shines." And boy-oh-boy have I been canning beans! Our Providers have sure outdone themselves providing food for...
Q and A: irrigating an orchard and wheat for chicken feed
Irrigating an orchard
I'm trying to figure out an easier way to irrigate my little fruit orchard when enough rain doesn't come along to do it. Until now, I've been either running hoses, using buckets,...