Q and A: canning tomatoes, canning root vegetables, raised beds and converting a hayfield
Canning tomatoes
I am canning tomatoes. Of course it seems time consuming. This year, for one batch I have pureed the entire tomato (minus the core) in the food processor and then proceeded to canning...
We now own the forty acres where the big pines live
On Tuesday morning, we became the proud owners of the Big Pine Forty. Or in other words, we signed to become deeper in debt. But like all other past debts, we will suck it...
Q and A: Baby goat and using Surround
Baby goat
What does it mean when my baby goat that is going to be 2 weeks on Monday is having white slimey stuff coming out of his behind?
Tina Corona
Merced, California
If the kid is nursing...
Our tomatoes and peppers are growing nicely indoors, but it’s snowing outside
But that doesn't worry us as it's already 38° F and warming up fast. In fact by the weekend, it's supposed to be in the 50's — with rain! A whole lot of our...
Holy cow, are we ever busy right now!
People ask us what we do with our spare time and we just blink and say "sleep." Honestly, there is no spare time, as we're going crazy, planting. After all, two old timers hand-planting...