I’m back from the Denver Self Reliance Expo

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It was a nice show and I not only got to meet many fans and old friends, but was able to meet Eve and Eivin Kilcher of the Discovery Channel's series, Alaska; the Last...

Q and A: True Gold corn seeds, carrots not germinating, and pickling crock

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True Gold corn seed You had mentioned you grew True Gold OP corn. Where do you purchase your seed? The only place we could find any was from a company in Canada. Also, we tried...

Q and A: canned milk separating, cabbage, and canning green beans

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Canned milk separating Just last week I followed the directions in "Growing & Canning Your Own Food" for canning milk. After I took the jars out of the pressure canner & they sat for a...

Harvest time has begun

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We're so happy. Not only is our haying under full swing but I'm starting to can like mad! I've already put up two nice batches of pin cherry jelly with a lot more on...

Q and A: Strawberry sauce and Canning summer squash

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Strawberry sauce I have 12 cups (3 qts) of crushed strawberries in the kitchen. I want to make a strawberry sauce, that I can put on sponge cakes, etc. Do you have a recipe for...