Monthly Archives: September 2015
The “F” word strikes our garden — we had a freeze
We'd been dodging the bullet for a month now and as we listened to our weather radio two days ago, we cringed when we...
Q and A: canning green beans and replacing native grasses
Canning green beans
I am at a loss! I have been canning since I was in my mid-twenties…not thirty years plus. I can and...
The cows got into our pumpkin/corn patch
Yesterday Will was bulldozing the horse manure in the horse pasture where we feed round bales all winter up into a compost pile. He...
Q and A: canning tomato broth and canning tomatoes
Canning tomato broth
Follow up to the question on canning tomato broth. I can't figure out how long to keep steaming. My instructions say 60...
Q and A: canning with hominy and winter weather
Canning with hominy
I want to can pork posole using raw hominy. Do you have any comments on using the raw hominy? I do...