Monthly Archives: November 2012
Q and A: senior homesteading, leftover pickle brine, and canning cranberry...
Senior homesteading
I'm 55, and my husband is 62. It's just the two of us on five acres with garden beds, dogs, chickens, and the...
Q and A: canned tomato juice and single homesteader
Canned tomato juice
We always can tons of tomatoes in the summer (well it feels like it anyway). My question is I canned some tomato...
Happy Thanksgiving to all of our extended BHM family!
I hope the holiday brings joy and plenty of good homestead eats. Thanksgiving should also inspire us to count our many blessings. And even...
Q and A: missing canner weight and removing stumps
Missing canner weight
I recently found that in a move the 10# weight for my canner was lost. Since I had a canner dial I...
Q and A: sunflower seeds for chickens and storing canned items...
Sunflower seeds for chickens
I feed no chicken food to my hens. The only corn they get is people corn. They have never had any...