It’s -12° and our chickens are laying plenty of eggs
We're pretty happy with our new batch of pullets. This spring we bought a mixed flock of Cuckoo Marans, White Cochins, Black Sex Links,...
We’re going through our neglected berry patch
With the help of our trusty Lab, Spencer, and cat, Mittens, we're working through our badly neglected berry patch. Yesterday, Will began pulling the...
Q and A: cover cropping and making soap
Cover cropping
Most of my vegetables are growing in 4x10 foot raised beds. I have been reading about the benefits of cover cropping after harvest...
Winter’s first storm is a shakedown cruise
This winter came with a big BANG, in the form of cold and first a foot of new snow, then after only two days,...
Now that most of the snow’s gone, we’re hurrying to finish jobs
The two feet of snow is mostly gone and the ground froze, at least a bit. So Will is hurrying to haul our last...