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Anna: Smashing pumpkins 27 Aug 2013 | 04:26 pm
"Isn't there a band called Smashing Pumpkins?" I asked Mark as I slammed a hammer into our mature summer squash to extract the seeds. He laughed at my pop-culture illiteracy and told me that during W...
mark: Electric PVC shear cutting 27 Aug 2013 | 01:27 am
I've been cutting a lot of PVC pipe lately. Hack saw, coping saw, reciprocating and circular saw all paled in comparison to the new Milwaukee M12 PVC shear cutter. It uses an ultra sharp blade with ...
Anna: Mirai sweet corn 26 Aug 2013 | 04:27 pm
For some vegetables, we have favorite varieties and don't experiment at all, but for others, I'm still looking for the type that best suits our farm and palates. This year, I grew three kinds of swee....
mark: Not too blighted for soup 26 Aug 2013 | 02:37 am
Four years ago when the tomato blight hit this hard, Anna asked me to pull out the vines because they were too depressing. This year, we've been harvesting what we can to make into soup. Maybe not a...
Anna: More peach preservation experiments 25 Aug 2013 | 05:03 pm
I've always felt it was too much effort to keep track of yields if a crop isn't harvested all at once, so I don't know for sure how much fruit our kitchen peach produced this year. My best guess is a...
mark: Polaris engine braking system 25 Aug 2013 | 12:08 am
Another thing I like about the Polaris 700 ATV is the lack of a clutch. The sensation of engine braking feels similar to rapid down shifting and maybe turning control of the clutch over to a computer...
Anna: Forgetting to check for brood when harvesting honey 24 Aug 2013 | 04:27 pm
You'd think that since we've had bees for over four years now, we would have harvested a lot of honey. Unfortunately, since I'm stubbornly refusing to use chemicals in the hives, it's been quite a le...
mark: Audio comfort level 24 Aug 2013 | 02:42 am
Two things I like about the Polaris 700 Sportsman are related to the engine. The first is an engine brake. As you let off the gas some sort of braking gizmo in the engine brings the ATV to a full sto...
Anna: You decide who wins the free waterer 23 Aug 2013 | 09:02 pm
The response to our "I wish I'd known" contest has been overwhelming! I'm posting entries one per day on our chicken blog, and have decided to let the public decide which one is the winner. To be in...
Anna: Summer Rambo apples? 23 Aug 2013 | 04:37 pm
I turned most of the apples Kayla gave me into pectin juice for jam, but a few looked more ripe and ready for a taste test. I was surprised by the sweet-tart, explosive flavor of the apples and asked...
