It’s the last of June and the garden’s taking off big guns
We've been having nice heavy rains, then hot weather. Just what the garden loves. Luckily for me, who doesn't love hot weather, it cools off nicely at night. Whew! The Bristol black raspberries I...
We are now enjoying fresh goat milk again
I sold two of my adult milking does, Luna and Velvet, so we haven't had goat milk on the table. Fawn, a yearling, freshened just before Buffy. We sold Fawn's twin does, as they...
We had a quiet Fourth of July
As we're too busy to do any major celebrating, we just went to our friends', Mike and Dara's, after they invited us to join them for a gathering for lunch. When we got home...
Q and A: Gardening and homesteading questions
Bell peppers
I am so jealous of your beautiful green bell peppers! What kind are they? And where did you get the seed?
Audrey Dee Bennett
Belvidere, Tennessee
They are King of the North, and I saved seed...
Q and A: canning with Splenda, slurry on the garden, and priorities for new...
Canning with Splenda
I've been a canner for my whole life and now must think about sugar intake. Have you had any experience with canning with Splenda? I found a nice BBQ sauce recipe with...