Our wheat is up!
Because of the escalating price of wheat, we desperately wanted to get in even a small patch this spring. But where??? Our garden was a whole lot bigger, but not ready to plant wheat,...
Spring brings lots of work
We've been hugely busy now that the snow's gone (for now anyway!) and the weather has warmed up. We had saved up over winter and bought a trailer load of livestock panels and pipe...
It’s -35 but spring’s just around the corner. Sort of…
One thing about cold weather is that you get caught up on a lot of stuff in the house (not that our house could use some cleaning and straightening up). And in between times,...
Q and A: uses for citrus peels, meals in a jar, and immature Hopi...
Uses for citrus peels
Is there any use for citrus peels such as oranges, grapefruit, or lemons? That is other than zest. I have a large family so often have large amounts at a given...
Keeping busy even when it’s cold
We haven't had a break from the Arctic cold and wind we've been having lately, with the lows in single digits and the highs in the low teens. Brrr. But we've still got lots...