Boy, was it cold last night

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We had less than 26 degrees F early this morning. Luckily, we'd been keeping a close eye on the weather forecast and were prepared. Will lit the heaters in both hoop houses, where our...

Will got another field of hay up, just before an inch of rain

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You know, it's getting hard to farm around here.  We seem not to have three days of sunshine in a row anymore.  And it takes at least three days to cut, rake and dry...

Holy cow, our bad luck has returned

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Our friend, Dara, says ghosts have taken up residence at our place, creating all sorts of mischief. I think it's just another run of bad luck for the Atkinsons. Yesterday, Will was busy hauling...

Parts of northern Minnesota had snow last night

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We haven't had any yet, but are expecting it very soon. That's why we've kicked into overdrive around here. I've been seeding crops like mad to prevent them from getting rotten. When not doing...

Lots of harvesting going on now

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Not only are our tomatoes going great guns so I can bring in baskets full every day, but the peppers are starting to ripen. I'm not canning tomato recipes yet so I'm grinding and...