Another cold snap lets me work inside this week
Our temperature dived way down to a low of 7 degrees! Not fun to work outside so I did a lot of transplanting; seven flats worth of tomatoes and four flats of peppers. Boy,...
Q and A: spicy carrot pickle and pine nuts
Spicy carrot pickle
I have your book Growing and Canning Your Own Food, and your other books, but can't find a spicy carrot pickle recipe. Maybe you have one? Maybe something with onions and...
The Northern Plains Sustainable Agriculture Conference was a great success
I spoke three days on subjects such as backyard fruit growing, canning meat, meals in a jar, and herbs in small spaces. People were very interested and after each workshop, there were plenty of...
Another work day at Bill’s house — putting sheet metal on the roof
We had another great day of "family bonding" as we drove down to our oldest son, Bill's, for a work day. Our first work day down at Oak Lake got the trusses on the...
Winter brings new challenges to the homestead
Although a foot of snow is beautiful here in the woods, the cold along with it brings new challenges. Our nighttime temperatures have been zero or below with the daytime temps only in the...