We do plan on having a fall homestead seminar
Due to lots of requests, Will and I have decided to do what may be (due to our age, etc.) our last seminar. It will be held August 28th, 29th, and 30th. As usual,...
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...
We have a spell of warmer weather
I just made a big batch of soft French Chevre cheese from some outdated milk I was given by a local store (instead of them pouring it down the drain). It was simple to...
Yep, we had a wonderful Thanksgiving!
My oldest son, Bill, and his family came up to our homestead along with David and Javid. Together we made a happy feast of all those homestead foods. None of us had room for...
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...