We had 30 degrees F for an hour

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As we had a very long window of preparation, we were able to do a lot to be prepared for the frost we felt was inevitable. We picked tomatoes for three days, ending up...

I’ll swear Will and I are growing webs between our toes

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We've only had one sunny (kind of) day in a week. It's weather for ducks and geese. This makes getting anything done around here a nasty job — squish, squish, squish. We were thrilled...

We’ve had several freezing nights

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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 single one. As this year was our worst gardening year...

And you thought we were busy before…

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Wow, it's planting time and we have been crazy busy lately! Our wonderful apprentice, Alisha, went back home to plant her garden and watch over her dog, Bella, who is due to have puppies...

Today it’s really warm … up to 33 degrees

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We've been having cold, snowy weather lately, including some below zero days. On one of those cold nights, our friend's supermarket burned. As it's the only one in Cook (our nearest town) a whole...