Q and A: storing cheese and growing apricots

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Storing cheese Does coating cheese with red wax allow for it to be stored in a pantry? I purchased some red waxed cheese from the...

After our hard freeze, we are madly canning up more than 40 gallons of...

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Combine tons of tomatoes, a family case of a bad cold, and Mom in the hospital, not doing very well and you have the...

Spring inside, but it’s still winter outside

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Last night it was -26 degrees, clear and cold, cold.  But the greenhouse stayed 55 degrees all night and this morning when I went...

Our beautiful fall weather will come to an end with frost

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We're supposed to get frost and possibly snow flurries tonight through Saturday evening, and we've still got veggies in the gardens. I've been picking...

Take time to smell the flowers

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We've been so hugely busy lately, especially with our fall from the roof, that it's unbelievable! But between canning green beans, lying down to...