Monthly Archives: June 2012
Q and A: canner lid stuck, pantry moths, and contaminated soil
Canner lid stuck
I did a bunch of canning of very cheap ground round and then tried to unlock the canner by turning it and...
Another work day at Bill’s house — putting sheet metal on...
We had another great day of "family bonding" as we drove down to our oldest son, Bill's, for a work day. Our first work...
Q and A: extra whey and stink bugs
Extra whey
I recently made cheese from our extra goats' milk. And I have lots of whey. Would there be a reason to can it...
Q and A: cooling with no fridge, growing winter squash, and...
Cooling with no fridge
Yesterday I arrived at our hunting trailer to prepare for a family canning bee only to discover that the fridge is...
I’m filling up the hoop house we made at the seminar
At our recent homestead seminar we built a hoop house so that everyone could see how cheap and easy it is to put one...