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I sent the children out to pick the tomatoes from our garden. They brought a ton in but I swear most have little holes on the bottom. They look like little worm holes. I don't see worms but what else can it be?

Has anyone eaten at a Mission BBQ? I ate at one in Ohio last week. I was impressed! There were several military personnel eating there too. I heard we might be getting one here.

I can't tell you how many older tractors I see sitting idle in fields. It's sad really. It's almost like old farms (abandoned) and the new owners or children of the old farmers just letting the tractors rust! I've stopped at a few places to see if I could buy a couple. No one sells them!

Oh my goodness... our neighbor just got new chick's. They are so cute. My wife and children are now begging me to get baby chick's. We already have chickens! Darn neighbors!

Anyone have any traditions for Memorial Day? We go to the local parade and honor those who have fallen protecting us. We also have a big neighborhood cookout.

My son is turning 16 in a couple of weeks. He doesn't really have a "want" for his gift. I want to do something great because 16 is a big deal. Thoughts?

I don't normally watch college sports but I have been watching the Sweet 16. Man last nights game between #1 Gonzaga and #11 UCLA was amazing. It went into OT and the winning shot was in the final second from half court. After watching the Sweet 16, I'll be watching a lot more college ball next...

My wife started her here garden in the kitchen window this morning. She planted several different herbs and has more to plant. Has anyone else started their herbs?

My wife thinks we should add bunnies to our list of farm animals. I know, I know - they aren't really farm animals. Seriously though, anyone raise them and sell them? Who would buy them?

Now here is a sport that I can get into! With all my years of splitting wood, I'd do great. Anyone watching this? I didn't even know it was a professional thing. I caught it yesterday on one of the sport stations.

Anyone watch this show? We are recording all the seasons, starting at the first show. It's pretty good so far (I'm only 3 episodes in). It's something that we (wife and I) are enjoying together. Any other fans?

I went to a town meeting last night and someone asked a great question. They asked what farmers are doing to protect the environment? I asked what are others doing? So, what are you doing to protect the farmland?

We are making homemade pizza for dinner. We've got a lot of different tastes so we are making a lot of pizza! I love meat and lots of it (cheese too). The wife likes lots of vegetables on hers. Do you make homemade pizza? What are your toppings?

When you first bought livestock for your farm, how much money did you invest? If you were going to expand what do you think would be a good amount of money to have up front?

Has anyone ever tried to freeze dry your garden vegetables? We had a lot of leftover corn (we didn't sell) and my wife froze it. I've heard that people actually freeze dry corn. I know nothing of this, anyone know anything?

I took my family to a Christmas celebration in our small town last night. I was amazed at all of the ice sculptures they had. There were at least 10 and they were gorgeous! I can't even imagine the amount of time these took to carve. Anyone ever made an ice sculpture?

My kids have been getting more involved with the farm (especially with the animals). They are both having a hard time knowing that we are going to sell a few cattle. That was the plan all along. How do we make it easier on them?

Has anyone started decorating yet? I know, tomorrow is Thanksgiving! We have been decorating since November 5th (day after my wife's birthday). It's been a cruddy 2020 so we wanted to bring joy to people (outside lights).

You come to this section and you see all kinds of great news stories of what our great President Trump has done for us. What do you think Biden will do?

I noticed that last season we had a lot more weeds in our garden. Anyone notice this? How are you getting rid of your weeds? We spent numerous hours on our hands and knees pulling them out.