We’re enjoying our spell of sunny, warm weather
Nice weather makes everything go faster and nicer on the homestead, especially this time of the year when we're running around like chickens with their heads cut off. There's so much to do before...
Q and A: wide mouth jars and buckboard bacon
Wide-mouth jars
I have been using wide mouth jars almost exclusively because they are easy to fill/wash. It occurred to me today as I started a batch of strawberry star fruit jam that there may...
Q and A: cabbage for kraut and storing marshmallows
Cabbage for kraut
I planted "stonehead" cabbage. Is it ok for kraut as it is an early cabbage?
Jim Schmautz
Lolo, Montana
You bet, I plant Stonehead cabbage for our fall cabbage and not only does it make...
Q and A: fruitcake, Ezekiel bread, and dehydrating tomatoes
Fruitcake and Ezekiel bread
We are seeking "the best" MOST NUTRITIOUS FRUIT CAKE RECIPES for fruit cake that can be stored along with other "prepper" food supplies that have the greatest food value. We are...
Believe it or not, most of our two feet of snow is gone
But it is snowing a bit this morning. Mittens went out exploring the big snow pile next to the yard made by the snowplow truck. She LOVES the snow. When fresh snow is deep...