Monthly Archives: August 2012

Q and A: insulating a chicken coop, feeding alfalfa, and storing...

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Insulating a chicken coop and feeding alfalfa What growing zone are you in? Is your chicken coop insulated? With what kind of insulation? How thick? We...

We had eleven baby pigs!

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After our first gilt, Lucy, had only four live-birth piggies so we were very happy when our second gilt, Blondie, had eleven! Actually, she...

Q and A: drying corn and canning hamburger

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Drying corn Hi Jackie, know you're busy as a bee. We planted some Country Gentleman corn to save mostly for seed in case of emergency....

Q and A: canning sausage and three sisters planting

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Canning sausage Can sausage be canned like ground beef? No one here likes sausage patties but do like sausage gravy and soup. Canned the same...