Q and A: canning Chicken a la King and making your own potting soil
Canning Chicken a la King
I made your Chicken a la King recipe yesterday and canned about 12 pints. I have a question though. The...
Q and A: local co-ops in Minnesota and use for small dropped apples
Local co-ops in Minnesota
We are new to the Iron Range. Also new to self reliance. My question is are there any good locally owned...
We got our first good freeze, and boy are we harvesting!
Despite falling off our barn roof, we still got a great, productive (although very weedy!) garden this year. Our plants outdid themselves. Before the...
Keeping busy even when it’s cold
We haven't had a break from the Arctic cold and wind we've been having lately, with the lows in single digits and the highs...
Well, it froze!
We knew it was only a matter of time and the weather forecast called for a freeze warning for our area. So, taking no...


