The wind’s blowing up more snow
We woke up to lots of snow blowing hard against the windows. Ish! After nice, warm, sunny days this seems awful. But, hey, we do know March is a windy month, right? And we're...
Q and A: Gallon storage jars, pressure canning pumpkin, and rocky dirt
Gallon storage jars
I finally have a copy of "Recession Proof Your Pantry" and am now looking for a reliable source for sealable gallon-size glass storage jars. Do you have any recommendations? The jars in...
We had a productive workday yesterday
Alisha, Dara, and Mike came over to help with the seeds. First, we packaged tons of seeds. Then, running out of one of our best Native heirloom pole beans, Blue Shackamaxon, Will showed everyone...
There was a terrible error in my latest tomato article in Backwoods Home Magazine
I was having a hard time sleeping the night before last due to pain in my knees from over-doing it. (Yes, they're better but when I push them, they react!) I'd just gotten my...
Watch out; there’s a canning lid shortage!
My friend, Dara, called me the other day saying she had been in the stores and there were no canning jar lids. I asked her what stores she'd checked in and, as I was...