We can’t stop COVID-19 but we can bring in firewood and save seeds
With all the unrest and worry around the country, it's no wonder doctors are seeing a spike in depression, countrywide. But I feel lucky; as homesteaders, Will and I have real world things to...
Winter’s on the way
We listened to the weather radio — which we just about live by — and they're expecting rain and snow tomorrow and on through the week. And we still have a bunch to do....
Q and A: Canning 101 and canning previously cooked sausage
Canning 101
I was reading your article, "Canning 101" in the archive and noticed that you said you can use a water bath canner and you don't have to use a pressure canner. I have...
Q and A: making cheese, introducing new chickens to the flock, and canning sausage
Making cheese
Upon moving to the country and starting up our farmstead, I went ahead and purchased some cheese making equipment and a book. Problem is, the book is a big manual, and it gets...
The frantic pace is keeping up
With several crates of ripe tomatoes on the front porch plus other "must can soon" crops waiting, I've been kind of busy lately. Yep, it's getting colder every day now. Tonight, it's supposed to...