Harvest time is a busy time on our homestead
It seems that everything is coming ripe at the same time this year. Add our seed business, requiring hundreds of varieties of seeds which need harvesting and drying, and then the canning that goes...
When it’s raining outside, I’m working inside
The greenhouse heater is pretty much running non-stop as our weather has turned colder, so I'm trying like mad to get the squash in it seeded out before we have to buy more propane....
We’re like chipmunks busy hauling in our harvest before winter
The chipmunks are real busy getting ready for winter, just like us. But they're also a pain as they're attacking our sweet corn which was drying on the stalk for seed and to use...
The meat canning is finally done
Today, we were kind of taking a rest after working so hard yesterday and the day before. Will had been readying the gardens for applying manure and tilling while I was busy canning up...
Fall is here for sure
Our temperatures are starting to drop and our fall rains are kicking in periodically. It was supposed to rain today, so I set out harvesting a trailer load of gourds, fancy squash, and pumpkins...