Q and A: Pueblo chili pepper and pressure canner gauges

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Pueblo chili pepper I'm not willing to roast the Pueblo chilies in my garden because it is too much work for too little reward (I'll buy a bushel already roasted). But I want to do...

We had a merry Christmas

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On Saturday, my sister, Sue, and nephew, Sean, came up for Christmas as Sean had to work Sunday. David and Sean got to target shoot in the gravel pit and we had a nice...

Our little goat cottage is nearing completion

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We've been busy with the garden, among other projects, and the weather has been hot, hot. But finally our little goat cottage is nearly done. I painted two coats of barn red on it,...

Q and A: weather damage to raised beds and canning apple cider syrup

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Weather damage to raised beds A few days ago I noticed the boards of many of my raised beds have lifted off the ground. The boards lifted in some cases six inches off the ground....

Brr, our temps are reaching sub-zero

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We have been spending time making sure our critters are extra comfortable. I spread a fresh bale of hay in the goats' indoor pen so they could cuddle down together in a nest. And...