Q and A: pressure canner trouble and planting heirloom vegetables
Pressure canner trouble
I ordered a Presto canner and tried it out first to make sure I could keep the pressure at 10 lbs as...
We’re hard at work on our new addition, racing winter
It's said that here in northern Minnesota there are two seasons, winter and getting ready for winter. Boy is that true! Like you've seen,...
Q and A: broken egg yolks and wrinkled bean seeds
Broken egg yolks
In the last few months most of our eggs have broken yolks when cracked to fry. Nothing else is wrong with the...
Yep, I’m still alive and kickin’
I am back at home after my gallbladder surgery last Thursday. Luckily it was the minimally invasive type and I only had three "holes"...
Q and A: fertile eggs and planting potatoes
Fertile eggs and planting potatoes
If I put a rooster and a hen in a small pen together how soon can I be sure that...