Q and A: converted woodstove and wild plum pits
Converted woodstove
We have a woodstove that the prior owners turned into a gas "fireplace" type of stove. They put a hole in the bottom for the gas line, etc. Is it possible to change...
I don’t know what it is about cold weather — it makes me want...
Not only am I canning up more beef and tomorrow the two "extra" turkeys in our freezer but I'm digging into my recipe book and baking some good whole wheat bread and my Half-time...
We’re into the “gettin’ ready for winter” mode
Although we have the woodshed stuffed full, which is about two years' worth, we are now filling our enclosed back porch with small wood. (This is the popple sapling poles that Will saves when...
How times change!
Twenty-five years ago friends bought a piece of wild woods in northern Minnesota where electricity was not available. There was no cabin or other buildings and friends of theirs and their family thought they...
Q and A: cooking on a wood burner and butchering older roosters
Cooking on a wood burner
I always thought I'd be able to cook on my wood burner, but I decided to give it a try and the top of the stove only gets about 130...