The beavers are busy and so are we
The beavers are telling us it's going to be quite a winter!
All of the beaver families around here are building very big lodges and...
What do you do with broccoli???
This summer has been hot and dry, dry, dry. Not your usual "ideal" broccoli growing year. But my broccoli plants must not have read...
Q and A: limescale in canner and raccoons in the corn patch
Limescale in canner
I made your V-8 type juice yesterday and it smelled heavenly! However, I had to use a large kettle that I sometimes...
Q and A: crossbreeding corn, building soil, canning cake, and 20 most important homesteading...
Crossbreeding corn
This year I am going to try and crossbreed two different varieties of corn and I know nothing about de-tasseling. One variety (Painted...
Q and A: pH stable after canning, dehydrating frozen vegetables, and canning turkey
Is pH stable after canning?
I just heard that the Extension folks have found that pH does not stay stable after canning (guess this came...