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Technically we haven't had the "killing" frost yet, but ice has frozen several mornings. Coal Camp is still hanging on but otherwise...

Enjoy a really fab holiday in Florida, Russ.

Thank you Petra. All the shelling is done and I'm going for a visit to a friend's place in Florida for a month and half. Novenber to...

I shelled the 'Stanley' bush bean pods tonight. That was a truly stellar green bean, a standout of 2025. And it stood out again as a...

Always sad when the summer veg are finished, but an extra 3 weeks is not to be sneezed at. I bet you made good use of it. I feel a...

Early this morning 10-24-2025 we had a killing frost. Growing season is now over. This was almost three weeks later than many of our...

Well the big harvest for us is not summer, but early autumn. And this is so busy, it can get overwhelming at times. But then when we...

Each season brings its own joys and challenges on the homestead. Spring is full of new beginnings, summer is busy with growth, fall is...

I wish I had gotten a picture of them freshly shelled, they've lost a bit of brightness in the last month sitting dried, but my crop of...

Now that you have a photo ot them together. I can see the margins of where the pink meets the white on Tunny is more irregular. I had to...

All the pods I've shelled so far, as well as all the dried garden plants, got wood chipper-ed and I spread the crumbs across the beds...

Yah, I guess they are pretty similar!

I am just loving this new bean, Siebenbürgen-Kärnten! It's looking pink right now, but I can see it's color shifting quickly to a...

i did go out and pick some beans today even if i was sticking to the top of the garden itself. now they are all spread out and drying...