It took nearly 3 months, but the 2024 version of our garden is finally completed. The extra time this year was spent installing a fence...

Unfortunately, all three of our hives failed to make it through the winter. I pulled all three apart last weekend to look for clues and...

We've said this before, but Ed and I are always trying to do our menu planning around the foods we've grown and preserved. The past...

I went to a neighborhood "barn sale" this past summer and met a neighbor for the first time. She and her husband were new to the area...

It's a relatively cold, rainy, and overall blustery day here in Wisconsin. Ed took off work mid-week this week in order for us to catch...

After allowing our 5 gallons of honey to settle for a week, it was time to bottle. We bought a mix of 1-pound and 2-pound bottles and set...

In the end, we produced honey, but it was a challenge. We had previously checked the hives and determined that we would be able to take...

I'm trying to keep myself organized as I try saving tomato seeds. We planted a variety of tomatoes this year and they are all either...

If it had been just me, the side kick, there wouldn't have been any honey harvested this year. Ed did most of the strategizing and...

At least one of our eleven pullets (raised from 1 day old chicks) has been spending time in one of our nine nesting boxes. With a couple...

As we approach August, we are starting to count the days until we try and extract honey from our hives. I opened each of our three hives...

My new area friend and her significant other have barn cats who in turn had kittens about 8 weeks ago. Last night, she was kind enough to...

It had to be done. Our 11 baby chicks, now officially 5 weeks old as of today, were getting way too big for the brooder in our basement....

The chicks are entering week five of six, and are getting quite large. They are rapidly outgrowing their cage in the basement. Maggie has...

I recently found a website entitled “Blind Pig and the Acorn”. While briefly perusing, I found the following words of wisdom that really...

Well - the12 baby chicks that we received a little over 2 weeks ago are all still with us. Fingers crossed that our good luck...

I got a call at about 10am saying that our brand new baby chicks (12 in all; egg layers) arrived today. We ordered these chicks back in...

On Sunday, Ed made homemade pretzel "rolls" for the first time ever. We've both been making our own versions of bread (I tend to favor...

With maple syrup season finally in the rear-view mirror, it's time to turn our attention to our chicken project. Maggie has assembled a...

The past couple of weeks, Maggie and I have been enjoying some relaxation and continuing education. Two weeks ago we made our annual...