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,...
Look how Will’s raised beds make a difference!
While he was here, my sweetie made us five nice raised beds in our new house garden. Into each one, he dumped at least a wheelbarrow and half of rotted manure from the donkey...
Old Yeller rides again!!!
After more than two months of hard, sometimes frustrating work, Will finally got the last bolt fastened on Old Yeller, climbed up onto the seat, and started it up. After a head re-build, our...
Will is starting to clear pasture on our new forty acres
Old Yeller's working again. Because we have so little snow on the ground, Will has begun to clear the more open section of the new forty acres. Right now, it's covered mostly with grass,...
Hope to see you at the Arlington Expo Friday and Saturday
I will be at the Self Reliance Expo in Arlington, Texas, at the Arlington Convention Center. I have been very busy getting ready to go. When you're a homesteader, it's really hard to go...