This morning I spent a fascinating hour with John Parker, District Manager for the Minnehaha Conservation District. Longing to expand my modest orchard of pear, plum, apple and apricot trees, I looked to the Conservation District for economical ways to expand appropriate tree varieties on my acreage. The Conservation District contracts with local nurseries like … More Your Neighborhood-Fruit Trees
Living on the 44th latitude, on the Great Plains of Sioux Falls, South Dakota brought the inevitable this week. The Sioux Falls schools canceled school Tuesday. Wednesday there was a two-hour delay. I’ve called AAA not once, but twice, with vehicles stuck in snow drifts. But my outdoor garden still flourishes and my family continues … More My Garden- Snow Day
Moriah Flanagan teaches my kids about her kids If I’m going to live off the land, I need to make raising food easy, fun and affordable. I also want some meat as I’m not a vegetarian nor would I like to regress to my college days! My daughters need to learn some lessons about where there food comes from … More Your Neighborhood- Goats