Rural Dreams

March 17, 2019 | Chickens | 29 Comments

We are finally getting temperatures that suggest spring might come...eventually. A couple of weeks ago, I started writing…

March 13, 2019 | Gardening | 6 Comments

I get a little frustrated with my access to garden plants, sometimes. There are no fruit tree nurseries…

March 9, 2019 | Orchard | 24 Comments

A lot of people have the impression that there isn't much we can grow here in Zones 2…

March 6, 2019 | Recipes | No Comments

After doing the food storage report, I decided that we really needed to get using up the carrots.…

I want to keep track of what we've stored, how long it's lasted, and how our storage conditions…

March 1, 2019 | Orchard | No Comments

Just a couple of days ago, it was -35 at our place...and it's almost March! While the newest…

February 26, 2019 | Recipes | 1 Comment

Around this time of year, we're all about the squash. Our pumpkins have usually given up by late…

February 24, 2019 | Gardening, Seeds and Seed Saving | 2 Comments

Usually, Seedy Saturday (or Sunday) is in March in our nearest town. Seedy Saturday is a really cool…

February 24, 2019 | Orchard | No Comments

Our first year here at the acreage, we planted over a dozen fruit trees – apples, plums, pears,…

February 24, 2019 | Seeds and Seed Saving | 1 Comment

Saving squash seed is kind of an all-year affair. The actual saving of seeds, for us, is mostly…

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