We are almost done haying and canning has begun full time now.
Finally, after two years of waiting to have enough seed for our wonderful Crawford beans, I had enough saved to plant extra trellises so we could both eat and can some. Well, we did...
Q and A: age of canned beef, canning leftovers, and hoop house
Age of canned beef
About 8 years ago I canned a lot of sliced beef, and meat-based tomato sauce, in my pressure canner. It's still there, should I throw it away now?
Margaret Baker
Valleford, Washington
If it...
Our new baby goat turned up missing!
This morning I went out to the goat pasture to check our new baby goat and couldn't find her! I looked in the barn and around the pasture. She wasn't with her mother. I...
Q and A: weather damage to raised beds and canning apple cider syrup
Weather damage to raised beds
A few days ago I noticed the boards of many of my raised beds have lifted off the ground. The boards lifted in some cases six inches off the ground....
You know the old saying “It never rains but it pours”
That's just what's going on here on the homestead. Will worked on the broken-down Oliver tractor all day Saturday in the snow and got absolutely nowhere. Then, on Sunday, he figured out how to...