Maple Syrup Season Kickoff
Constant checks of the Weather Channel app in late February can only mean one thing - the start of maple syrup season is upon us. Maple...
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Ed
Feb 14, 20212 min read
Logo Design
I do not watch a lot of homesteading YouTube channels, but Maggie has several she follows. As a result, when I open YouTube on our...
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Ed
Jan 16, 20211 min read
Winter Tracks
In the quiet of winter, it seems like life takes a break from the bustle of summer. But life leaves signs of its presence in freshly...
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Ed
Dec 14, 20202 min read
Year Three Preview
As the first day of winter approaches, typing this as I sip a homebrewed hard apple cider, it is nearing the time when I like to reflect...
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Maggie
Dec 12, 20201 min read
Light and Silent Morning Snow on the Farm
I wasn't expecting to see snow when I opened our blinds this morning; but there it was - a light dusting of Wisconsin December snow on...
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Ed
Nov 25, 20203 min read
Meeting Neighbors During Hunting Season
We live in an unincorporated township, run by a small town board. So small, that the town treasurer, who used to work at the high school...
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Ed
Nov 15, 20202 min read
A Toast to the 'Year of the Land'
Way back in March, we laid out a handful of things we wanted to do with our land this year. This weekend, we were able to enjoy the last...
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Ed
Nov 9, 20202 min read
Prepping for Maple Syrup Season
This year we managed to make a gallon of maple syrup, tapping only six trees and boiling down the sap over a firepit. While it was...
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Ed
Nov 1, 20201 min read
Fall Trail Cam
For the past two seasons I have seen many deer on our trail camera, but not many bucks. This fall, I decided to place the camera farther...
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Ed
Oct 13, 20205 min read
Apple Cider, Hard Apple Cider, Apple Cider Vinegar, Apple Scrap Vinegar - Where Does it Stop?
Search any homesteader or natural remedy blog, and the search is bound to turn up at least one post on apple cider vinegar. It is so...
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Maggie
Aug 30, 20201 min read
Apples Ready for Picking
I've gotten about 3 five gallon buckets of apples from our pasture. The apples taste somewhat like a Courtland apple even though they...
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Maggie
Aug 30, 20201 min read
Need to Find Something to do with Walnuts
The amount of black walnuts I've gathered has doubled since I took this picture. I've never done anything with raw / whole black walnuts...
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Maggie
Aug 30, 20201 min read
Meet Our New "Work Horse"
The purchase of our "new to us" but old pick-up truck was a point of "disagreement" between Ed and I. Ed didn't think the purchase wqs...
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Ed
Aug 23, 20204 min read
Wild Grape Jelly
As the days begin to shorten and fruits and vegetables ripen, food preservation season is upon us. We have canned food on and off for...
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Ed
Aug 11, 20203 min read
Forest Walkthrough
We are fortunate to have a property that is almost evenly split between tillable land and woods. When we were looking at properties to...
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Ed
Aug 2, 20203 min read
Chicken Class
Our small corner of the world continues to find its way through the pandemic. Local gatherings are adapting to the current norms of...
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Maggie
Aug 2, 20201 min read
Downed Oak Has Been Cleaned Up
We were a bit worried that we'd have to take time from our home improvement efforts to remove the recently fallen Oak tree from our front...
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Ed
Jul 29, 20202 min read
Find the Spoon
The Driftless Folk School recently announced they would be holding some classes this year. I noticed they will also be hosting their 8th...
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Maggie
Jul 26, 20201 min read
Hay Bale Time of the Year
It never gets old... Absolutely love looking at Hay Bales in a Field...
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Maggie
Jul 22, 20201 min read
Sunflower Suprise in the Compost Pile
We did not plant this sunflower; it seems to have come with the compost pile (a pile of manure and old hay from our farmer which we were...
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