The signs of spring are all around us
Even though when you look at my front flower bed, heaped with dirty snow, ice, and some wood ashes and say "yuck," if you...
Q and A: canning with broth instead of water, fertile eggs, and corn tasseling...
Canning with broth instead of water
When canning low acid foods, can I use flavored broths instead of plain water for the liquid? For instance,...
Q and A: Garden seeds and acorn bread
Garden seeds
I have a question about your garden seeds. I'm trying to have almost everything heirloom, but it's almost impossible isn't it if you...
I’m starting tomato seeds today
After waiting impatiently for most of the loooonnnnng winter, today I got out the bin of tomato varieties I want to start this year....
Canning raspberry sauce and homesteading burnout, Cold pack, and Winter wheat
Canning raspberry sauce and homesteading burnout
I'm wondering if it is possible to modify a canning recipe to safely can a larger size jar than...