Earth Fest was a success despite heavy snow
Will and I manned the BHM booth at the Iron Mountain, Minnesota, EarthFest on Saturday. We met a lot of BHM subscribers and made a lot of new friends. But boy oh boy did...
So far we’ve had an on-and-off-again winter
Our temps started out real cold; down to -25 and windy. Brrr. But lately we've been having much more moderate temps and we're maybe going to hit 40 above this weekend. Translated, that means...
Although it’s early, the pantry shelves are filling up
On Friday I picked another big basket full of Provider and Strike green beans. Holy cow are these ever productive! This was the fourth picking on that row, and I ended up with 15...
Will and I got our second COVID shot
We're so tickled to have had the chance to become vaccinated when a lot of folks throughout the country are struggling to do the same. Our little clinic in a town of 600 people...
Three feet of snow, -5 F, and I’m starting to plant
Now that may sound totally crazy (especially when our last spring frost date is around June 12th or so. But there are a few crops that need to be started early. One of these...