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It’s canning time on the homestead
The vegetables in the garden were a little slow ripening this year because of the weather, but they all came on like gangbusters. Right...
Q and A: spoiled sweet potatoes, canning baked beans, and food...
Spoiled sweet potatoes
What would cause sweet potatoes to spoil after about 2 weeks? The lids were sealed after pressure canning. But still spoiled.
Stan French
Bandy,...
We hosted a local homeschooling group last Saturday
A homeschooling friend asked if their group could come out and tour our homestead on Saturday. Always happy to encourage new homesteaders, especially kids,...
Q and A: making hominy, hen kicking out bedding, and processing...
Making hominy
What kind of lye or lime to you use to make hominy. I tried the soda method and it didn't work for me....
We’ve been haying for a week straight; only two more fields...
It's been sunny and hot. Perfect haying weather ... although it was hot when I was on the tractor, baling yesterday and the temp...