Q and A: canning broth, cloudy broth, canning potatoes, and canning nopales
Canning broth
When canning with chicken or beef stock would I consider this meat and use the higher canning time required?
Judith Almand
Lithia, Florida
No. If you are canning just broth with no meat, you...
Q and A: Pepper rings, Canning chicken, and Red ants
Pepper rings
I would love to have your recipe for pepper rings. I made some the other day and they tasted delicious but were kinda mushy. Not sure if I did anything wrong or if...
Q and A: Canning sardines and raising turkeys
Canning sardines
In my quest to be more self-sufficient, I've started raw feeding my 5 cats and 2 dogs. We raise our own chickens and rabbits, but I have to source the fish. I've been...
We’re still working on the addition, but now we are seeing results!
We've been working on our new addition every single day, and yes, some days it seems like we worked SO hard and nothing changed much. But now, suddenly it's all coming together. I've painted...
Q and A: Brooding chicks off-grid and pickled okra
Brooding chicks off-grid
Years ago I raised lots of day-old chicks using a heat lamp to brood them. I want to get back to poultry now that I am retired but my homestead is off...