Q and A: emergency escape vehicle, canning hamburger, cold hardy apricot tree
Emergency planning escape vehicle
Great ideas in Issue #157, January/February 2016 Emergency planning beyond the bug-out bag. Got me wondering what would make the best "escape" vehicle. I am thinking a diesel. Gasoline would...
Q and A: canning in half-gallon jars, over-mature green beans, and storing dehydrated foods
Canning in half-gallon jars
Do you can anything at all in jars larger than quart size? I would like to use ½ gallon jars for soups and some veggies.
Judi Almand
Brandon, Florida
I used to can...
Harvest is in full swing now
Will is busy raking and baling hay. Yes, he's late but so are most of the other farmers in our area, due to our crazy weather. And breakdowns! It's a beautiful fall day for...
Canning tomatoes, growing potatoes, and ham and beans recipe
Canning tomatoes
I am canning tomatoes for the first time. We are blanching the tomatoes and peeling the skin off but leaving them whole and packing in the jars (JET setters - Celebrities - Early...
Winter sure is hanging on this year
Last night it dropped to -27° F and to tell the truth, that's getting a little old! But today it's sunny and the temperature just made 11° F, so Will fired up the diesel...