How the garden is growing

Today I went out to the garden to see how it is going. First, let me explain that growing the garden is Larry’s job. I am only a spectator at this point, even though I did help with the planting. My part won’t kick in until it comes time to harvest the produce and can [...]

A time to plant…

I’ve been busy, and haven’t been able to post much. But today I took the whole Saturday to work around the farm with Larry. He had prepared the garden for planting, and today we finished (OK, we are a little late, we know) planting the onions and potatoes and one row of corn. Two more [...]

Frontier skills we all need

Obviously I have too much time on my hands right now, because my heart is turning toward the old-world skills I love to hone: soap making,  bread baking, preserving and canning food, and now I want to take up a new hobby, making sauerkraut and pickling vegetables. My mother is just like me on this [...]