We were all having a blizzard this morning, but boy the plants are sure...

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Yep, I woke up to a full grown blizzard this morning!  Snow was blowing straight sideways.  I closed that one eye and turned over. ...

Q and A: acidity of tomatoes, soft chicken eggshells, and vitamin C to keep...

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Acidity of tomatoes I'm concerned about modern hybrid tomatoes, canning and ph. I cannot find anyplace that tells me definitively when to test ph, other...

Our first asparagus just got canned

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While Will has been very busy spreading manure in our Wolf Garden, where he's close to finishing, I've been canning up our first batch...

Q and A: tainted milk and sick doeling

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Tainted milk Help! My milk cow has been eating onion grass or wild garlic and the milk is tainted and flavored with the garlic taste....

Another gray, gloomy, snowy day

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We're wondering what happened to the sun. Honestly, Minnesota is usually bright and sunny, even in the winter. Lately, not so much. Today is...