Of birds, large and small
Yesterday, we had our front door open to enjoy the nice breeze. I was sitting on the couch, taking a break, and happened to look up. There, circling the high ceiling in our living...
Q and A: Stagnant water, No-mow grass, Butternut squash, and Canning three bean salad
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 from a stream. Is there anything we can do to...
Q and A: pressure canner and recalled chicken
Pressure canner
I have an All American canner and we live at 1300 ft. I am new at canning. Should I use the 15 oz weight and adjust the fire at 11 lb? When I...
Will got the big field baled up before the rain
It was a real race yesterday as black clouds gathered above. It sure didn't help when we saw a pair of turkey vultures sitting on the old farmhouse chimney, watching him go around and...
I’m packing for the NPSA Conference…with a little help
Tomorrow, I'm flying to Aberdeen, South Dakota, for the Northern Plains Sustainable Agriculture conference so today I'm madly packing (www.npsas.org/news-events/winter-conference.html. Click on the conference schedule button on the right of the page to see...