Fall rains are definitely here
Luckily, we've nearly ended our harvest, with just a bit of potatoes to dig. The rest is inside and cozy. Will wanted to turn the heat off in the greenhouse as all we had...
I just seeded out some gorgeous Glass Gem popcorn
We've been busy, trying to get crates of corn and beans off the unheated, enclosed back porch and greenhouse, which is heated (expensively). While Will was carrying in some huge Jumbo (and they really...
Our Thanksgiving came early this year
As David's mother-in-law is having their family get-together on Thanksgiving Day, we agreed we'd have ours the Sunday before. The weather was nice, unlike many former Thanksgiving family days. I remember, back in 2016,...
If you think zero is cold, how about -39° F?
Yep, Saturday morning, our dependable weather station thermometer registered -39! We'd been expecting cold temperatures, so we were prepared for it but holy cow, did the log house creak and snap as it got...
Disturbing National Animal Identification talk now spreading to vegetables in your garden
Because of lots of public outcry, the NAIS, a government "wonderchild," sponsored largely by large agribusiness type animal/poultry growers, apparently shriveled and came to a standstill last year. The NAIS is basically an animal/poultry...