We’re like chipmunks busy hauling in our harvest before winter
The chipmunks are real busy getting ready for winter, just like us. But they're also a pain as they're attacking our sweet corn which was drying on the stalk for seed and to use...
We have a wonderful visitor
As a surprise, Will's daughter, Jenna, drove up from Illinois to visit us! Fortunately, we've gotten over the rain and are having beautiful fall days. She can stay a week, so Dad gave her...
Spring is around the corner, even if it is -12 degrees
Yesterday I planted our very first peppers! Now they're on shelves next to the wood stove as they germinate in only a few days at 75-85 degrees, but up to two weeks at 60...
Did you ever wish you were cloned?
We've had a crazy busy week. Harvest, of course, is in full swing in between rains, which we've desperately needed. There are tomatoes both to save seeds from for our seed business, and also...
The meat canning is finally done
Today, we were kind of taking a rest after working so hard yesterday and the day before. Will had been readying the gardens for applying manure and tilling while I was busy canning up...