Home Improvement, Sustainability, and Organic Gardening in Progress
What do you do when your only child goes off to college? You buy an old farmstead in the Driftless Area of Wisconsin, of course!
Rehabbing a farmhouse, gardening, and dabbling with sustainability is keeping us busy. Share our adventures through our writings and photos of the work in progress!
It has been a relaxing winter season. The beehives are ready for spring, I remodeled my closet, and we have been doing a lot of baking. Although it has been cold, and snowy, we have been able to take projects on at a slower pace. That ends this weekend. With the recent warm spell and the end of February, it is time to tap some trees and kick off maple syrup season. I am washing out jars, ordering new lids, and getting equipment ready. Yesterday, I cleaned our reverse osmosis
Maggie and I are gearing up to go to the Madison Garden and Green Living Expo next weekend, February 13-15, 2026. It is held every year at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison. Information on the Expo can be found here . The best part of the Expo (other than seeing green plants), is that a series of volunteer presentations are given. The slate of presenters and topics change each year, so there is always something new to learn. This year I am looking forward to learning about
