It might be winter, but we’re working right along
We've been working every day on the new addition. Will's so glad to be here, he's like a little kid in a candy store...only with a hammer in hand. Both of us have had...
Canning cowpeas, Pectin, and Dried tomatoes
Canning cowpeas
I canned my homegrown cowpeas in quarts at 15 lbs pressure for 50 minutes leaving 1.5 inches headspace. My canner has a weighted gauge and my elevation is a little over 1000. When...
Q and A: Scarlet Runner beans and canning cranberries
Scarlet Runner beans
Two years ago I ordered some beans (edible), red flowers, climbers, only got 5 beans in packet. Saved all the beans for this year. Planted them, had lots, ate some (delicious) kind...
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....
While Will stacks up more firewood, I’m doing photo shoots for the recipe book
Will went out again today and brought home another load of magnificent, dead, solid ash firewood. This stuff is large, with some butts being about 18 inches in diameter, full tree length! He had...