Q and A: Chicken broth and Potato bugs

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Chicken broth Can I make broth out of Chicken Skins? I would skim the fat and can the rest. Shirley Owens Milton, Florida Yes, but it won't have as much flavor as broth made from either chicken...

It’s a boy! And a girl!

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Our doe, Buffy, finally had babies, a cute tan and black doeling and a big white and lemon buckling. And we were able to be there when they were born, too, so we got...

I think we’re done planting

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Finally. Well, kind of. I still want to plant some sunflowers and more cucumbers when Will hauls out a couple more trellises for Suyo Long cucumbers to climb on. I like my cucumbers straight...

Q and A: Canning hamburger and spicy tomato

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Canning hamburger This is the first time I've ever canned hamburger. The canning went well, and we canned in pint jars. Around the top of the hamburger there is a ring of grease, even though...

Will and Jackie’s August 2013 homesteading seminar

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Will and Jackie's 2013 homesteading seminar will take place beginning Friday August 23rd, through Sunday August 25th, on their homestead about 80 miles north of Duluth, Minnesota. If you are interested in a hands-on...