Q and A: Canning hamburger and spicy tomato
Canning hamburger
This is the first time I've ever canned hamburger. The canning went well, and we canned in pint jars. Around the top of the hamburger there is a ring of grease, even though...
Weeding and haying
It seems like all we're doing this week is weeding various gardens and haying when the dew is off in the mornings. (Oh yeah, I've got to add running to town for haybine parts!)...
QandA: Lactation in goats, Raising turkeys, and Storing seeds
Lactation in goats and raising turkeys
First question is about the lactation cycle in goats. I've heard so many people talking about their goats producing a gallon of milk a day and we are just...
Q and A: using an incubator, metal roof, using canned rubarb, and growing asparagus
Using an incubator
I searched your site for an in-depth article on using an incubator. The article in the previous issue about improving by adding a fan really helped but it did not have any...
If the drought wasn’t enough, now we have grasshoppers
I've been noticing way more grasshoppers around this year than normal. And now they're getting bigger, you really notice them as every step you take, you send up a big cloud before you. I...