Pickled Deer
About a week ago we had the fortune of being given a lot of dear meat by our neighbour. As it happens we did not have enough fridge or freezer space to freeze the meat so we decided to adopt a different approach. We got out some canning jars, cleaned...
Plant Propagation Workshop 2010
We will be holding our annual Plant Propagation Workshop on March 20. See the documentation from last year’s workshop – blog post and announcement. This year, our workshop will feature more raspberry propagation, plus grafting of apple, pear,...
Zero Turn MicroTrac
MicroTrac achieved zero turn motion. If one walks around rapidly, one can turn the walk-behind tractor around in place. MicroTrac is turning out to be a beautiful freak: Play this freak show. To do this, we added two small, freely-turning wheels to MicroTrac....
First 3 Raised Beds
We have a total of 11 organoponic raised beds now. No more clay hardpan. We are taking the chainsaw to some pallets, screwing them together, then filling the bed with straw, compost, a little soil, plus mulch on top. The whole garden will be filled with...
An apple a day
 Last year, local fruit was a specialty item. A hard frost killed nearly all the spring blossoms. The only place I could find apples was at a commercial orchard. They estimated that 90 percent of their crop had been killed by the frost....
Seasons
The calendar tells us there are four seasons. Our friend Bob claims there are two: crock pot and barbecue. The first fall frost came on October 15, the night after the full moon. I’ve heard that the weather is coldest at the full moon. The cloudy...
Farewell
It was great. I learned a lot. Thanks for everything. I hope we will see each other again.
The Volunteers Experiment.
Hey, Yesterday’s post was delayed because I got a nasty food poisoning. Canned beans are sure a big no no for me. More over, I spent all yesterday on cutting woods with our chainsaw and almost cut my left leg off. I actually sliced through my black...
Logs and cookies
Howdy, Â We worked hard for the last to days in order to show you guys the picture above. The addition is almost complete. A half day’s work and it will shine like a diamond. It really made me reconsider my plans about my future humble...
