The good new is that I’m canning venison; the bad news is that David’s...
I'm once again canning up a deer that my son, Bill, donated. It's lucky he did, too, as we didn't have much luck this year hunting. I had a doe tag but won't shoot...
We had 30 degrees F for an hour
As we had a very long window of preparation, we were able to do a lot to be prepared for the frost we felt was inevitable. We picked tomatoes for three days, ending up...
Q and A: tomato plants, moving canned food, pruning melon plants, and fungus on...
Tomato plants and moving canned food
How do you mark your tomato plants so that you know which varieties produce what? I can't seem to find anything that lasts through the growing season. Also, I...
Q and A: saving seed from corn and water level in canner
Saving seed from corn
I planted a small patch of rainbow earth tones dent corn this year. I have it isolated from our sweet corn by over 100 ft, and the house is between...
Q and A: Meals in a jar, growing sweet potatoes, and canning baked beans
Meals in a jar and growing sweet potatoes
First, I recently bought your "Growing and Canning" book at a self-reliance Expo in Mesquite, Texas and am excited to try canning this season. When food is...
