One man’s junk; another man’s treasure
A friend gave Will a junker air compressor that the pressure switch was shot on. He and David spent several hours rigging a motor, changing pulleys, adding a cord and finally re-doing the pressure...
We labored on Labor Day weekend
Hey, we have a homestead and winter is coming! While Will was busy cutting a small field of hay a friend had given him, Alisha and I went at it and picked sweet corn...
Q and A: Canning milk and All male blossoms on squash
Canning milk
I have your cookbook and want to try canning some milk. Have you ever done it in smaller quantities than quarts? I was thinking I'd like to do half-pints. I think that's a...
Tomato time!
With all of our peppers up, it's time for tomatoes. This year I planted more than 288 tomatoes. Of that number, there are 50 new varieties and 20 of our old standbys that we...
It’s here; freeze warning!
We had out frost scare last week, then it got nice and warm again. It's that period ever fall when we get a break, then it's like God's testing us to see if...