We’ve hit the big gardens full force
We got some warm, dry days and we're really at it now. Will tried out the new-to-us manure spreader and I watched as he made his first pass in the Wolf Garden. We have...
I’m canning nearly every day now
Our beans are in! And so are our peppers. This year I'm making batch after batch of Cowboy Candy, a candied jalapeño. Wow, are they ever good and really not all that hot. Especially...
Oh my! I have to can up a freezer full soon
I thought that Will had the meat from our two steers all sold. But he doesn't and a half of one of them has to stay in our freezer as the buyers are going...
Q and A: lids blowing off jars in the canner and GMO corn and...
Lids blowing off jars in the canner
I have been canning for over 30 years and had an incident last week that I have never encountered. I made a big batch of turkey soup and...
Q and A: Canning without pressure canner, Canned corn and cherry tomatoes, and...
Canning without a pressure canner
I grew up on a small farm. We canned everything -- all kinds of meat and veggies, in all kinds of recipes. I remember my mother and grandmother talking about...