We’re working like mad to get ahead of oncoming cold weather
We have a few warm days but the long-term forecast is for increasing cold and snow. So we've been working like beavers, canning, cutting and splitting the last big batch of firewood, hauling manure,...
Q and A: wire rack for canner, rabbit lung issues, and green growth in...
Wire rack for canner
I have one of the 9 quart Water Bath Canners. Have you any idea where I can buy a new rack for it. Mine is pretty rusty and all the new...
Q and A: Using dill and breeding chickens
Using dill
Can I use the flowering heads of dill in the pickle recipes? I have lots of that, but none has yet gone to seed? This year's Hope Pale Grey crop is "running" all...
Holy cow, did we get snow!
We'd gotten a foot the day before yesterday and darned if we didn't get another 10 inches last night! We knew the snow and below zero temperatures were coming so Will and I set...
Our pumpkin patch/cornfield is coming up
Despite more than seven inches of rain, the seeds we hurriedly planted on our pumpkin patch/corn field are sprouting! We figured they'd all rot since the patch is not on high ground and is...