Compost and Ash in February

Today in St. Paul, MN, it was 37 degrees outside for a high.  In Minnesota in February, that is very warm.  The sun was out, the birds were singing, the snow was melting, and I thought it would be a good day to check on our compost.  For the last two or three months the compost [...]

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Fuel for the Fire

Splitting fire wood has become a regular winter chore for us here at Autonomy Acres.  Like I said in a previous post, the majority of our home heat comes from our wood burning stove.  My two favorite types of wood to burn and split are oak and maple.  Both types are hard wood that burn long [...]

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Let’s Stay Warm

I think I’m starting to get cabin fever; I really want to write about green and growing things,but I look out my window and it is white with dirty spots of brown and gray.  So here is something to warm us up.  I thought I’d write about our wood burning stove.  I put  this in our [...]

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