Will and Jackie’s August 2013 homesteading seminar

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Will and Jackie's 2013 homesteading seminar will take place beginning Friday August 23rd, through Sunday August 25th, on their homestead about 80 miles north of Duluth, Minnesota. If you are interested in a hands-on...

Q and A: saving squash seeds, Hopi Pale Grey squash, and apple-walnut cake

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Saving squash seeds I harvested basketball sizes of Hopi squash this fall -- and we had the squash for our Canadian Thanksgiving this past weekend. You are absolutely right -- DELICIOUS. Quick question regarding saving...

I’m canning nearly every day now

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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...

With a cow that gives five gallons of milk a day, we have plenty...

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Besides feeding her big calf, Will and Christian are bringing in buckets of milk every morning and evening. About five gallons, total! So I've been busy making soft cheeses, cottage cheese, and butter. Lots...

Canning and building goes forward

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With our entire gardens harvested, we switched energy to canning up the produce as quickly as possible. Those twelve big crates of tomatoes on the enclosed back porch are beginning to ripen quite quickly....