Lots and lots going on on the homestead

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First and foremost, fall is upon us. I first noticed a maple tree with a red leafed branch a week ago. Then we had...

Q and A: Sun chokes, canning pumpkin, and canning with lemon juice

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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...

While we keep getting ready for winter, my satellite service is disrupted

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We are doing the normal getting ready for winter stuff; splitting firewood, canning, weatherizing the buildings and everything's going nicely. Everything except for three...

We finally got a good rain

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On Friday, I took our apprentice, Ashley, over to the Vince Shute Bear Sanctuary near Orr, Minnesota She'd never seen black bears in the...

Wow, my computer crashed!

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You don't know how much you use it until you lose it. Suddenly I can't answer emails from customers, do my blog, or print...