Q and A: turkey hen laying early, moving to the country, and using canned...
Turkey hen laying early
I have been trying to raise some Jersey Buff turkeys for a few years now. We got a tom and a...
Q and A: chicken broth and salty soil
Chicken broth
My daughter works in a restaurant that prepares rotisserie chicken every day. She asked them to save the bones for her, and brought...
Q and A: saving squash seeds, Hopi Pale Grey squash, and apple-walnut cake
Saving squash seeds
I harvested basketball sizes of Hopi squash this fall -- and we had the squash for our Canadian Thanksgiving this past weekend....
Q and A: cracked jars, stocking a pond, and animals on the homestead
Cracked jars
You've created a new canning monster! But in the last two canning sessions, four jars have cracked in the pressure canner. What...
Q and A: canning ground meat and planting apple seeds
Canning ground meat
I pressure dry-canned 4 quarts of ground meat. I cooked the meat, drained what little fat there was, placed in hot sterilized...