We count our blessings as Christmas nears
We're really grateful for so many different things. We are grateful for each other and for this wonderful homestead that just keeps getting better every day.
When I think of moving here in 2003, in...
Q and A: Chicken broth and Potato bugs
Chicken broth
Can I make broth out of Chicken Skins? I would skim the fat and can the rest.
Shirley Owens
Milton, Florida
Yes, but it won't have as much flavor as broth made from either chicken...
Q and A: Cooking turkey in a pressure cooker and planting fruit trees
Cooking turkey in a pressure cooker
I recently got a lot of frozen turkeys for Christmas and in our family we only care for the white meat. Rather than waste the dark I wanted to...
Yep, we’re still harvesting
Despite the freeze, we're still in full harvest mode. It didn't get cold enough to hurt our pumpkins, as they had lots of vine cover. It has warmed up quite a bit, so we...
Our fruit, both tame and wild is … well … running wild
We are so tickled that we are getting plenty of fruit this summer. I've been making pin cherry jelly from our wild pin cherries. They are so RED and jewel-like that I love picking...