Q and A: Introducing new chickens and canning yams

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Introducing new chickens I am thoroughly enjoying my chickens. I have a flock of 11, 10 hens and one rooster. I like them so much...

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...

Preparedness hit home today

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Two days ago, the weather radio that I turn on first thing each and every morning started warning us that a major winter storm...

Another “interesting” summer!

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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...

I’m hunting up my pepper seeds and my jiffy pellets

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It's mid-February (does THAT seem possible?) and pretty soon I'll be starting my peppers and petunias. They take a long time to get big....