I’ve been canning…and shooting photos for the new book

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While all the major writing has been done on the new Backwoods Home book on growing and canning your own food, I still had...

I’m all set to start planting our first pepper seeds

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This year, I've ordered a bunch of unique and rare hot peppers. Some are habaneros and others are South American hot peppers. All are...

Finally the weather is warming up!

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But we still have tons of snow on the ground -- several feet! And mud and water running everywhere. Will's been working on the...

I’m sorry I haven’t blogged lately

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We've been incredibly busy harvesting this last week. It's been raining hard — off and on — but we still have to get crops...

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...