Our homestead in now 40 acres larger
Last Thursday we closed on our property deal, buying the 40 acres of wild land, adjoining our homestead. Why in the heck do we need 40 acres, in addition to the 80 we had...
Yesterday the sun came out and today our snow is going fast
After our huge spring snowstorm, we were glad to see the sun come out yesterday. And the temp went up, too … all the way to the mid-fifties! So, our snow melted fast. And...
Q and A: growing corn for cornmeal and layering jars in canner
Growing corn for cornmeal
I am growing dent corn to make corn meal. I am not sure when to harvest and how to prepare the corn for grinding.
Daniel Jones
Cullowhee, North Carolina
Leave the ears on the...
Q and A: baby Lima beans not producing and weather-predicting beavers
Baby Lima beans not producing
Have you ever had a problem with baby limas (we call them butterbeans here in Virginia) not producing pods? I have great vines but no pods at all. This is...
It’s rainy, it’s cold, but it isn’t snowing
Our weather's getting progressively nastier so I'm finding plenty to do inside, despite all we have to do outside. Yesterday was relatively decent but windy so Will (with his bad cold) and I split...