Summer’s in full swing
While Will is busy flat-siding the heavy support beams for the barn on our new Hud-Son sawmill, I'm busy making strawberry jam and syrup...
We’re starting up the heat in the greenhouse
I guess spring must be here. I've started transplanting peppers, first with the habaneros I planted early, but there are a whole lot more...
Q and A: fermenting cucumbers, pressure canning on a glass-top stove, and sauerkraut
Fermenting cucumbers
I want to ferment some cucumbers into pickles in my newly acquired crock. I don't have enough cukes all at the same time....
Will and I will be attending the Homesteading and Sustainable Lifestyles Expo in Orr...
Will and I will be manning our Seed Treasures booth, showing some of the various crops we grow and answering questions as we pass...
Q and A: Pressure canning and raising chickens
Pressure canning
Your book says to use 13 pounds on the gauge for my altitude. I have been canning at 15 pounds on the gauge....