Spain and Portugal just experienced a power outage that also took down internet access as well as water. What can we learn from it?

How does my garden grow? Listen to find out. 

Tomato Cages

This is second and final episode on Clara Ackerman's diary during the Great Depression. There are so many similarities to our situation today.

A reading of the 1932 diary of Iowa farm wife, Clara Ackerman. There are many similarities to today's world. 

The Spring is a hectic time of year. What did I get done this weekend?

Paula Deen's Broccoli Salad

Georgia's Famous Lemon Sour Cream Pound Cake

Homemade Mayonnaise

Texas Roadhouse Rolls

Tomorrow I will start a 4-day weekend. The old-timers always said to plant tomatoes on Good Friday, and that's what I plan to do.

What happens when we have an event that we never anticipated?

More on being a good steward and what's going on with the garden this spring.

We have access to so much these days that we do think about what would happen if that access went away. There are lots of advantages to being a good steward of our resources and may very well make a fundamental difference in our ability to navigate hard times in the future.

A friend who has significantly different political opinions from mine made the comment yesterday, "hope everything calms down at some point". What are the chances of that? I don't think they're very good for the foreseeable future.