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,...
The Orr Center Homesteading and Sustainable Living Expo was a great success
Will and I attended the Expo on Saturday and Sunday, taking our Seed Treasures booth, seeds, and vegetables and promoting Backwoods Home and Self-Reliance magazines, of course. I gave the keynote address each day,...
We’re still planting like crazy
With five acres of garden for our seed business and our own use, you can imagine just how busy both Will and I are during this two-week period when nearly all our crops must...
I think we’ve grown webs between our toes
We've had rain, rain and more rain. Four inches in several days' time. Luckily, Will managed to get our main garden tilled just before the first rain hit. It tilled up very nicely and...
Due to the cold spring, we’re behind in planting
Behind, but daily getting more planted. We now have all of our tomatoes in the ground! Yea! Not all of them are mulched, staked, and caged, however. But we're slowly getting there — while...