It’s been a busy few days
First off, Will kind of limped-dragged home a load of round bales recently — the wheel bearing on our hay transport had gone out. Now, our hay transport isn't one of those nice (and...
Q and A: Canning suet and canning pecans
Canning suet
Can suet be canned for long term storage?
Gary Ostby
Lincoln, Washington
Although I personally haven't canned suet, I'm quite sure you can render it, like you do lard, fill sterile jars, put a warm lid...
We’ve been a little busy
First off, last Thursday, we had the Cook Area Garden Club out for a look-see at our homestead. Of course, I was a little nervous...most of these people had beautiful flower beds and weed-free...
Q and A: processing spaghetti sauce with olive oil, turnips and rutabagas, and seed...
Processing spaghetti sauce with olive oil
I canned many new recipes from your book since I had an awesome garden this year. In your recipe for salsa, thickened with tomato paste I used 2 -...
We got our pond!
This Friday, our friend, Dale Rinne, brought his excavator over and not only dug out the footings for Will's bridge over the creek, but dug out our spring catchment basin, making a nice, attractive...