See you at the MREA Fair!

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We worked like dogs today to get ready to drive down to Custer, Wisconsin, to the MREA Fair. We have a mama pig ready...

Q&A: Transplanting tomatoes & Trimming tough hooves

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Transplanting tomatoes I tried transplanting tomato plants last year with little success. What vegetable plants transplant from indoor starts well and is there something I...

Oh my gosh! It’s seed inventory time!

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The last two days, I've been going through my garden seeds.  Now to most people, this isn't much of a problem...maybe a jar or...

Q and A: Corn and black bean salsa, Cracking grain for chickens, and Canning...

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Corn and black bean salsa I want to make salsa with corn and black beans. I have your canning book, which I love. Can I...

Q and A: cracked jars, stocking a pond, and animals on the homestead

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Cracked jars You've created a new canning monster! But in the last two canning sessions, four jars have cracked in the pressure canner. What...