With dry, warm weather, we’re hard at work
Thankfully, we haven't had a freeze yet. So, we're able to let a lot of crops finish that wouldn't have made it if it had frozen. Our friends, Sherri and Dara were here on...
Canning apples is suddenly fun again!
Way back about 35 years ago, Mom and Dad owned a small apple orchard in southern Michigan. Most of their apples were Red Rome. Our family traveled there from Minnesota each fall to pick...
Q and A: vacuum sealing brown rice, dehydrating squash, and bergamot seeds
Vacuum sealing brown rice
When using a vacuum sealer with jar attachment, must brown rice be preheated? When using a vacuum sealer with jar attachment, what are the directions for storing fresh pecans?
Dawn Guido
Marshfield, Missouri
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Will swears he won’t have any more birthdays
On his last birthday, a few days ago, his favorite cow dropped dead, our water line froze to the house, and we found out that a developer bought the two forty-acre parcels, which were...
Q and A: Tomatoes not ripening and first time pressure canner
Tomatoes not ripening
My tomatoes are bearing well but are not ripening. Good vegetation, the ones that have ripened appear healthy, loads hanging on the vines green as grass. It's October! Is there anything to...