Winter isn’t over yet
Yesterday, we got a foot of new snow, but at least it wasn't cold. And by the end of the week, the temperatures will be up in the thirties! But we still had a...
Holy cow, winter came with a bang again this year
Winter actually came about three weeks earlier than usual this year! (Yeah, sure, we were ready … Uh huh.) Where our "normal" high temperature is 50° F, we've been very lucky to see 30,...
We’re making good use of this very nice spring weather
Our season is very short here in northern Minnesota, so we're hard at work trying to get everything — especially the long-season crops — planted in the gardens. Yep, it's hard work and we're...
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 her boyfriend, Pete. Last year he was at work and...
Will got the big field baled up before the rain
It was a real race yesterday as black clouds gathered above. It sure didn't help when we saw a pair of turkey vultures sitting on the old farmhouse chimney, watching him go around and...