Gardening

It's going to be anything from field peas to Foie Gras if you read Jennifer Hill Booker's "Field Peas to Foie Gras: Southern Recipes with a French Accent." This is one BEAUTIFUL coffee table presentation from Jennifer Hill Booker & Pelican Publishing Company! Ma...

We often hear our "Sanitation friend", Bubba, on the radio saying, "You dump it & we'll pump it." That's well & fine but when it comes to flushable wipes & shop towels, they're NOT allowed to be flushed down YOUR toilet. According to the "March City of Shelby Newsletter,"  flushable wipes & shop towels have caused the city of Shelby numerous calls the

It "SHOULD" grow mighty fine after visiting the Teton County Home, Garden, Food & Ag Show this weekend down in Choteau. "Go 2 Choteau," this Friday & Saturday for some information, food & FUN! The "Show" is set to go this Friday from 4 until 9, & Saturday from 9 to 5. It's all going...

That was one of my favorite tunes by Sky Saxon & The Seeds back in '67, & it got me a-thinking this morning about, of all things, SEEDS! Tomorrow (Wednesday) is the DEADLINE to order your Montana Certified Seed Potatoes through our MSU Extension Office over in Glacier County. Why no...

That's the plan for this evening (Tuesday) during Montana History up at the Heritage Center. We're more than half way done with the book, "When Montana and I Were Young," & so far, it's been a riveting read! Mary Clearman Blew, a professor of English over at the University of Idaho in Moscow, has put this book together. Th...

The Teton River Watershed Group will be holding a Teton River Informational Meeting this evening (Thursday) down in Benton Town. Tonight's meeting's scheduled from 6 until 8 at the Montana Ag Center in Fort Benton. ANYONE who has ever enjoyed a glass of cool, clear water is welcome to attend...

The Pondera Rural Fire District & Teton Fee Service Area is extending an invite to all farmers & ranchers to attend a program on Fire Safety tomorrow (Tuesday.) Their program will be presented down in Power at noon Tuesday at the Legion Hall with the program again tomorrow night at 7 o'clock at the Conrad Fire Hall. This p...

Don't run to the "roundhouse" even though Mare Lare says, "They'll never "corner" you there!" Instead, RUN to the depot...the old Conrad Depot. They're selling Christmas trees down at the depot Mondays through Fridays from 4 until 7, Saturdays from 11 to 4 & Sundays noon until 4 until the trees are GONE! Wo...

The 2016 BIA Irrigation Meeting scheduled for tomorrow (Thursday) from 9 to noon has been cancelled! I'll keep you posted AND updated on my Puffman Blog. That's it from here now. Stay warm.

There's going to be a Pasture Management Workshop tonight (Monday) over in Cut Bank. This evening's workshop will be conducted at the Glacier County Extension Office. Please RSVP TODAY at 873 2239. I'm no stranger to "pastures" myself...several of my co-workers have been suggesting for years that "I" should be "put out to pasture...

I'll be up at the Marias Heritage Center here in Shelby this evening (Tuesday) to continue reading & ENJOYING Dr. Charles Palmer's tome, "Montana's Waldron Creek Fire: The 1931 Tragedy & The Forgotten Five." This book becomes more fascinating every week at our Montana History at the Heritage. We'll ...

The Dutton Civic Club will be holding their 1st Annual Chili Cook Off down at the Dutton American Legion Hall next Friday, December 2nd. There's a $10 entry fee & a free will offering. The judges will be community members so we KNOW we can trust them! Fo...