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One of my favorite times of the year is reaping the rewards of your labor from the garden. There is nothing like home grown, garden fresh vegetables and without exception one of our favorite treats in … read more

This year, in addition to tapping maples, I also tapped 40 birch trees, that has been an interesting experiment. Birch trees flow much more than maple, but you need three times as much sap to make o … read more

Maple season came two weeks early this year. I normally tap around the 20th of March, but this year I put my first tap in on the 3rd of March, and should have started a day or two before that. I was … read more

I am well on the mend, and into the recovery of my immune system, our January thaw is over, the temps are dropping, but spring is coming, the days are getting longer, and my Carolina Reapers are sta … read more

Not a great start to the slow season, I have been fighting the local cold and flu, but my honey, ginger, and lemon cough syrup is helping (recipe at bottom of this article.) Being laid low gives one … read more

Scott Veriha has joined us as a guest blogger. He is the owner of Sweet Spot Apiary, Sugar Bush, and Truck Farm. He will be sharing his vast knowledge of beekeeping and homesteading throughout the yea … read more