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’ve got a frost warning for Friday night
Holy cow, from the eighties down to 33 degrees F, forecast for Friday night/Saturday morning. It's been a very challenging summer for the gardens so far and we sure didn't need that. We've still...
We just got a new homestead addition
A week ago, my darned back went out. I'm not sure why but think it may have happened when I carried a hose and sprinkler from the Wolf Garden to the Main Garden on...
Our wild turkey hen is back
And she brought her family! This year, we've been seeing her, way down about 2½ miles from our place. She had four babies. Slowly, over the course of the summer, she and her family...
We had four sunny days
At the end of the end of the four days rain was coming. So you can bet your life we were busy haying. Will got his last neighboring field round baled on Saturday and...