Q and A: greens for chickens, pitted pressure canner, and Hopi Pale Grey squash...
Greens for chickens
I have been wondering/worrying about getting more greens for my chicken for the winter. In the past, you mentioned putting alfalfa in hot water to soften. So, I was thinking of buying...
Rain, rain, go away; little Jackie wants to play
Yep, it's raining again. (At least our orchard, grapes, and berry patch will go into the winter well-watered!) Luckily, we have our front porch. I've started shelling our corn varieties, having gotten the Painted...
It’s raining baby goats at our homestead
Last fall, I introduced our buck to our does, figuring we'd be having kids in early May, when the spring weather was getting nice. Well, two days ago, our oldest doe, Bella, surprised us...
Our first asparagus just got canned
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 of asparagus. From that picking, I ended up with 11...
We’re madly trying to get our 2020 Seed Treasures catalog finished
Where do the days go, anyway? I'm thinking we have to give up sleeping or something, between normal homestead chores, canning, and getting ready for the 2020 garden. Already we're starting to get seed...