Q and A: Canning milk and All male blossoms on squash

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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...

Are any of you suffering from lack of sun?

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We were until I came upon some of my photos taken in June! My gosh, the colors just knock us out after a winter of drab and white. Now I really can't wait till...

The Orr Center Homesteading and Sustainable Living Expo was a great success

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Will and I attended the Expo on Saturday and Sunday, taking our Seed Treasures booth, seeds, and vegetables and promoting Backwoods Home and Self-Reliance magazines, of course. I gave the keynote address each day,...

It’s mid-forties but cloudy and misty today

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Today Will's out in our north woods, cutting a trail through the trees to a huge white pine he cut two days ago. The pine had been leaning, more and more over the past...

The corn is in!

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On top of our fabulous bean harvest this summer, our sweet corn is ripe. This year our garden corn is Espresso, a SU hybrid that we grew last year. Boy, is it ever a...