We knew rain was coming so we’ve been working extra hard

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We live every day by our weather radio. We listen to it first thing every morning and the last thing in the evening. In this way, we have a pretty good handle on what...

The weak calf is walking

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After four days of coaxing our little calf to drink from the goat bottle every two hours, this morning I found him not in the entryway but in the kitchen. He had gotten up...

We hope everyone had a happy Labor Day

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We laugh because we were laboring harder yesterday than usual. You see we have Arctic cold dropping down on us on Wednesday night. They're even calling for snow. Ugh! I sure hope it doesn't...

Q and A: planting cole crops and blight resistant tomatoes

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Planting cole crops For several years I have tried my hand at planting cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, and brussel sprouts from seeds purchased from Baker Creek. Every year the plants are very small and most never...

Our tomatoes are ripening quickly now

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Today I'm cooking down the tomato purée I made by whizzing my leftover tomatoes — after saving their seeds — in the Ninja blender. I usually use my electric meat grinder to grind tomatoes...