We’re beating the Blue Jays to our corn

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Will and I have been busy picking, shucking, and roping up our various varieties of corn to beat the darned birds to it. I'm so glad to have him helping me as between my...

We added a new breed of chicken to the homestead

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Yesterday, our friend Dick called to see if we were still interested in getting a few of his rare breed chickens. Of course, I said yes! They are Whiting True Blues, bred by Tom...

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...

Busy, busy, busy!

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As if we haven't been busy enough, getting ready for our weekend seminar, the two long rows of Provider green beans I planted for Bill and Kelly, got ripe much faster than I'd expected....

I had a great trip out west with Bill and his family

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My oldest son, Bill, and his family invited me to go with them on a trip to Yellowstone National Park and parts of Montana, so even though I still have tons of harvesting/canning/seed saving...