We had a hard frost but no damage

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At 5 a.m. I went outside and saw heavy frost on the roof and on the windshield of our Subaru. And this was on top of the ridge; our garden is down below where...

Busy, busy, busy!

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As if we haven't been busy enough, getting ready for our weekend seminar, the two long rows of Provider green beans I planted for Bill and Kelly, got ripe much faster than I'd expected....

Harvest is about finished

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Harvest is about finished When the sun came out this morning after a full week of drizzly, nasty weather, we did a happy dance. I pulled our parsnips (in the rain) and canned them up...

Q and A: canning frosting, squash vine borers, and canning brown rice

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Canning frosting I am an avid canner. And I love your advice and wisdom in canning and homesteading. I was recently given a bulk 12lb container of chocolate frosting. Is it possible to can this...

We had fun at the MREA Fair

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We are slowly recovering from the three-day MREA Fair in Custer, Wisconsin, this last weekend (plus the day of driving and setting up the booth). Except for Sunday, when it poured rain, the weather...