A new garden joins our homestead
On the east side of our house, beyond where we will be building the new entryway/laundry room/green room, there was a humpy bumpy, rocky area. Ugly! There were stumps, logs and other...
My dad had a so-true saying
He always said "Too soon old, too late smart!". And I've found that to be oh so true, as I travel my own path through life. Now, I figured I was fairly intelligent but...
There’s another homesteader in our family!
My daughter-in-law, Kelly (Bill's wife) had a tiny, very healthy baby boy. Right in the middle of a good old Minnesota blizzard! Bill kept me posted by cell phone from the...
Another “interesting” summer!
What a way to start summer, and this blog!
As you may have read in Dave’s blog, we had a very close call with my son, David, 16, the 3rd of July. What started...
Q and A: Sun chokes, canning pumpkin, and canning with lemon juice
Sun Chokes
Jackie you mentioned Sun Chokes. Do you have any recipes to share? I have not been able to find many on the internet.
Rhona & Brad Barrie
Strong, Maine
I usually use sun chokes raw, sliced,...




