Q and A: canning bacon, pepper rings, and rusty canning jars
Canning bacon
I have canned bacon by chopping slices into chunks, lightly frying then pressure canning. I want to try canning strips next, but...
With Will here, we’re getting ready for winter faster
It's so nice, having a helpful, fun loving guy around the place. Especially when he's so handy at everything homestead! While I've been madly...
Canning beets, Preserving yellow pear tomatoes, and Storing dried herbs
Canning beets
I just harvested my Bulls Blood beets. I left 3 inches of stem and the roots on. I boiled them -- probably 25...
Our calves did so well last year that we’ve bought two more
We raised four steer calves last summer/fall, and they are now very BIG guys! Will just measured them with a weight tape (it's a...
Q and A of the day: Green tomatoes, Elderberries, and Damping off
Green tomatoes
Jackie, I am sorry to hear about your frost! I see all your tomatoes are red, ours here in New Mexico are all...