Q and A: canning fish and making cheese
Canning fish
If I can my fish in a pressure cooker as directed will the bones become digestible like canned salmon so I can make fish cakes from them? We grow tilapia in a stock...
Ah, Spring!
Today it's 65 degrees and sunny without much wind so it sure feels great. Will's working on the barn, getting ready to put up our home-cut siding. Yesterday he worked on the sawmill all...
Q and A: raising hogs, pinto beans, and pigs eating walnuts
Raising hogs
My husband and I are considering raising a couple of hogs. My question is about their feed and fencing. I saw that you and Will had used pallets for housing and fencing for...
I finally got all of David’s venison canned up
It took a long time as I made four batches of jerky (different flavors) and diced the rest up for stewing meat. I got so much venison canned that I had to rearrange my...
Q and A: Meatballs in tomato sauce and limited garden space
Meatballs in tomato sauce
We love your book Growing and Canning Your Own Food but I evidently lack the imagination to come up with a use for the meatballs in tomato sauce except for use...