Just so you don’t think everything works out well for us

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A couple of weeks ago, Will went with our carpenter friend, Tom, to look at an old bulldozer that Tom was interested in buying -- a "fixer upper." Well, Tom bought the bulldozer and...

I just finished canning some smoked pork shoulder that friends brought up

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It's deer hunting season here in northern Minnesota, so I'm quickly canning up some great smoked pork shoulder that my friends, Pam and Joan, brought up to me awhile ago. They got a great...

Frost!

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Yep, we had it -- a killing frost. With night temps dipping into the twenties, the garden got fried. Tomatoes, squash, cucumbers, beans, and corn look so sad, all blackened and droopy. But, luckily,...

Q and A: Stewed tomatoes, Canning chicken soup, and Chickens losing feathers

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Stewed tomatoes I hot packed 7 pints of stewed tomatoes at 10# pressure for 15 minutes. I added 2 Tbsp. of thin sliced carrots on a whim! Are they safe to eat? Karen Gregory Ontario, New York They...

We do plan on having a fall homestead seminar

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Due to lots of requests, Will and I have decided to do what may be (due to our age, etc.) our last seminar. It will be held August 28th, 29th, and 30th. As usual,...