We have winter

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Our summer didn't have its mind made up. One day it was 90 and the next the temperature was 55 and raining. It seems like this winter is going to be the same. Just...

Q and A: Stagnant water, No-mow grass, Butternut squash, and Canning three bean salad

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Stagnant water We are interested in putting in a pond but are concerned about stagnant water. There is no inlet from a spring or outlet from a stream. Is there anything we can do to...

Q and A: Scalding milk, Cleaning up mouse droppings, and Self-rising flour for dry...

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Scalding milk As I'm preparing to make your recipe for caramel pecan rolls, I thought I'd ask if you know WHY we scald milk? Is that a holdover from earlier days, do you think? I quit...

Q and A: canning carnitas and putting fish in compost

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Canning carnitas I make carnitas using the following recipe all in crock or casserole then bake or crock pot about 2 hours. Then drain, shred, reduce liquid then glaze and brown the meat. DO you...

No, the frost didn’t pass us by

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We were holding our breath last week as there was a frost advisory for the whole north country. We prayed and hustled to try and protect everything we could. We closed up the hoop...