It's canning season.   I've been canning throughout the summer, but now is the time where things really pick up.  This time comes wi...

Okay all of you homesteaders and farmers out there.  Here's a little challenge for you.  I went on a walk with my kiddos last night and ...

Way back in October of 2011 I wrote a post about rendering lard .  I mentioned that I had a project up my sleeve, and a year later I finally...

Things around here have been a bit crazy, to say the least, the last 4/5 years.  We are now into the start of our 5th year on the f...

We are patiently awaiting spring here. It is almost the end of March, and we still have snow on the ground - the last batch coming ju...

I can't tell you the number of days I think of things I would like to blog about, photos I would like to take and post, stories I would ...

Every year we have so much to be thankful for, and every year that we are able to continue farming is counted as a blessing - this year espe...