Q and A: canning bacon, pepper rings, and rusty canning jars

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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...