Q and A: An abundance of winter squash, canning chili beans, and preserving lemons

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An abundance of winter squash and canning chili beans What a strange summer. Several gardeners in Pueblo had zero summer squash (can you imagine zucchini...

We are putting our orchard to bed for winter

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Will is busy discing our new pasture on the new 40 acres so it'll be ready to plant in pasture seeding next spring. I'm...

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...

It comes every year, but it always hurts

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The FREEZE. Last week we not only had a frost, which we prepared for by covering all crops we could with plastic tarps, but...

With the world in chaos, we’re so peaceful here

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We know we can't do anything about horrible mass killings, wars, hate, and divisiveness. We do know we can be grateful for what we...