Monthly Archives: October 2012
We’re continuing in the “get ready for winter” mode
In between other projects, while waiting for more cash to continue working on the barn, Will finished pushing brush piles together with Old Yeller,...
Q and A: canning frozen vegetables, Velveeta cheese, and storing lard
Canning frozen vegetables and Velveeta cheese
The weather here is turning cool and the rainy season has started so this is a good time to...
Q and A: using lard or tallow and canning on a...
Using lard or tallow
I got the book on LARD from Grit magazine but it said nothing about using tallow from beef instead of lard...
Q and A: drying beans and canning green tomatoes
Drying beans
I planted cranberry bean for the first time this year. The majority of them dried fine in their shells but some are still...
We are putting our orchard to bed for winter
Will is busy discing our new pasture on the new 40 acres so it'll be ready to plant in pasture seeding next spring. I'm...