Q and A: Canning dairy and bacon fat and a sick chicken
Canning dairy and bacon fat
I have a few questions about canning dairy. When you say you "can" cheese, are there types of cheese that do better than others? Cheddar, Swiss, Parmesan, Feta, and Goat...
It finally stopped raining
And boy are we busy! We couldn't do any cultivating or anything else, during the rain so we're hurrying to catch up (as if one ever does!). The weeds loved that warm, wet weather...
Q and A: freezing zucchini and orphaned chicks
Freezing zucchini
How do you prepare fresh zucchini for freezing to use later to make zucchini bread? Is it necessary to blanch before freezing? Thank you and all the people who work there to get...
Q and A: digging hen and saving strawberry plants for next year
Digging hen
I have let a broody hen hatch her eggs. I have her and her 5 chicks in a separate coop away from the main flock. All 6 seem to be fine but Momma...
Spring is here in fits and starts and we’re progressing
We've had sixties and sun and then four inches of snow and cold wind. Spring just can't make up its mind! A few days ago, we had a full moon and I got up...