Of donkeys and tomatoes

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Since her birth, I've been working with Crystal, our little red baby burro. She thinks she's a people or I'm a donkey...I'm not sure which. But she is totally fearless. And she's already trained...

Squash rotting, Canning sugar pears, and European canning jars

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Squash rotting  We planted Blue Hubbard squash this year (1st time), and while the plants have a fairly decent yield, there are many (a lot!) of squashes that fail to mature. Some are quite small...

Q and A: green potatoes, planting corn and pumpkins together, and Brunswick stew

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Green potatoes When I dug my potatoes last fall they were nice and brown. I put them on tables in my garage and they turned green -- dark green. I have used some; peeling all...

Well, Minnesota is due to go into lockdown Friday morning

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We knew it was coming since Michigan and Wisconsin ended up doing that recently as the Covid-19 virus increased in strength. So we sold packages of seeds to a local fellow who wanted to...

Q and A: elderberry syrup, candied dill pickles, and growing sweet potatoes

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Elderberry syrup I have a questions about elderberry syrup for the flu. All the recipes I have found on line start with either fresh or dried berries. I have a ton of juice I...