Monthly Archives: February 2013
Q and A: planting honeyberries, and beginning homesteader
Planting honeyberries
I live in northeastern North Dakota, and am interested in starting several honey berries this coming season, as blue berries are not a...
Q and A: heating canned meat and canning meatloaf
Heating canned meat
I have two questions. First, I request that you expand on your answer to Margaret Baker of Valleyford, Washington about using home...
Spring is surely around the corner
Believe it or not, there's a patch of pussy willows blooming in a pasture not far from our homestead. That one patch always blooms...
Q and A: true wheat seeds and planting onions
True wheat seeds
There is a lot of talk about the wheat we all use being bad for us. Can a person get the "real"...
Q and A: black growth on jar lids and woodpeckers
Black growth on jar lids
I have been raw packing and canning meat for years and have never encountered this before. I am finding a...