We were offered a spot to Guest Post over at Not Dabbling in Normal today. I re-posted a New and Improved version of making Sweater Socks ,...

The wild bees must have been out and about yesterday, I didn't see any working, but at the end of the day, this little guy must have ta...

Salad greens are ready to harvest in the freezer-cold frames , and the soil is ready to be worked, despite the lingering snow-pack along th...

The kids are weaned off milk, we started weaning them at 8 weeks old, and completed the transition to warm water in the end of their 9th wee...

I'm speaking of winter mulching, I always figured, the more mulch the better, and that mulch over perennial or biennial plants acted lik...

The kids are out on their training tethers, enjoying the sun. I tried to show them some early fresh grass, but they just spit and sneezed a...

Mr. Fritillary asked me a pair of thought provoking questions, and my answers were all the more genuine because he asked them without contex...

It began with the mist. It was like living in a rain forest, without the heat. The evaporation of the snow has been hanging around in the ...

This winter I have been focused on cooking frugally. For us, this means creatively using what we have grown and preserved, as well as stretc...