I made a loaf of sour dough bread earlier in the week. While the bread is always wonderful fresh, the older it gets, the harder it is to...

Two summers ago, I dug up a little tiny baby red bud plant from our Milwaukee area home to bring to the property. Our Milwaukee neighbor...

As we cleaned out our garden today to get it ready for winter, we found the last of the winter squash. Having planted various types of...

It took Ed and I much of the day today to take down the garden. With a few exceptions (ex: we're waiting for beans to dry and we like our...

About three weeks ago, Ed planted "Johnny Oaky" in our front yard by the road. Johnny Oaky is a new oak tree that was a gift from Ed's...

I've been wanting to start a monthly meet-up / potluck of neighbors for some time now. Today was the first gathering at our place. There...

Pint of Apple Butter (left) and Pint of Apple Sauce

The 5 hours it took to get to having 7 quarts of canned apples consisted mainly of coring, peeling, and slicing; even with my gadget that...

One benefit of apples is that they can last for a while un-processed. When the weather cools off a bit more, I look forward to pressure...

We've been picking and using our peppers for quite a while now; using them in canning salsa's and relishes and sauces. Today, we said,...

You know your married to the right person (and have been for a long time) when date night happily consists of chatting, laughing, and...

A couple of weeks ago, I was watching a new episode of Around the Farm Table. The episode profiled a farm advocacy and support group in...

Each year, I try to create a theme for the upcoming work on our farmstead. It provides direction and helps us tell our story. This year...

This past weekend, I pressure canned 8 quart jars of zucchini. (I know that pressure canning zucchini (cubes in my case) is no longer...

This spring, I was traveling home from dropping Henry off at school, and made a detour to Mt. Horeb for a visit to Brix Cider. I love...

This is really Ed's story to tell; but, I'm most pleased with our newly refurbished basement bathroom. It's a tiny tiny space (as small...

Today, we decided to grill the vacuum sealed boneless NY Strip steaks I had purchased from our local Kwik Trip for $5.99 each. I had...

Trying to figure out what to do with our abundant first harvest of cucumbers did not lead to many options. Ed will be fermenting a crock...

We didn't think we were getting any cucumbers. I had picked 2 cucumbers on Monday and hadn't seen anything further until I looked more...

As summer wears on, our garden is beginning to yield more produce. While we have dusted off the canning supplies, this is also the time...