Q and A: Stagnant water, No-mow grass, Butternut squash, and Canning three bean salad

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Stagnant water We are interested in putting in a pond but are concerned about stagnant water. There is no inlet from a spring or outlet...

Another mobile home frame?

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Our new Hud-Son portable bandsaw mill (that we got this past spring) is a wonderful addition to our homestead. It's already sawed tons of...

I survived the Self Reliance Expo (and had fun too!)

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But now we're cracking to get ready for our own homesteading seminar this weekend. So please forgive me for not getting more on the...

After two months with a frozen water line, we have water!

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But our water line is still frozen. How can that be? My inventive husband saw that our spring catchment basin was nearly unfrozen and...

The pumpkin and squash harvest is finished

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Saturday was sunny and nice, above normal temps right into the high seventies. Wow, was it a perfect Indian summer day! Robert, a young...