Busy, busy, busy
Now that we're feeling better, I've been zooming around playing catch-up. I've got 132 tomato seeds started (I only have another 132 to go! After all, we're trialing more than 50 new varieties this...
Q and A: Tomato soup, Elderberries, and Pickling peppers
Tomato soup
Do you happen to have a tomato soup recipe using dried powdered tomatoes? I have had a bumper crop of them this year and have canned a lot of whole, chopped, spaghetti sauce,...
We’re finally getting some hay in
After such a rainy end to the drought, Will has finally been able to get hay cut and baled. On Friday, he, David, and Blake put about 150 square bales into the barn and...
Q and A: Canning fingerling potatoes and Making vegetable bouillon
Canning fingerling potatoes
Each year my fingerling potatoes produce really well, but they don't last the entire winter season in storage. Is it possible to can them without peeling them first? The skins are so...
Q and A: Index for book and Canning chicken and green beans
Index for Growing and Canning Your Own Food
I just received your book "Growing and Canning Your Own Food," and I LOVE it! I am eager to try canning things that I never thought of...