A good-hearted homesteader desperately needs your help
I'm not a person who ever asks for serious help for myself. But here goes: Our wonderful apprentice, Alisha, lives in northern Wisconsin with...
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...
We’ve had several freezing nights
But harvesting and processing goes on. Every day I'm taking seed out of various tomatoes, melons, peppers, and beans, trying hard to save every...
It always feels great to fill up those empty spots in the pantry
I've been canning carrots like mad and boy, are they ever nice this year. They're plenty sweet, crisp, and have few lumps, bumps or...
Q and A: planting carrots and possible cross pollination in squash
Planting carrots
What is the best way to plant carrots? I have not had much luck lately.
Benay Cole
Granite Falls, Minnesota
Carrots can be a little finicky,...