We’re still harvesting seeds and firewood

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Some folks only save seeds and cut/split firewood in the late summer or fall, but we do it nearly year around. As our weather's...

We’ve hit the big gardens full force

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We got some warm, dry days and we're really at it now. Will tried out the new-to-us manure spreader and I watched as he...

Spring is hitting us like a ton of bricks

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There's so much to do every spring but we've not really had "spring" weather, it's been cold and rainy. Now the temps are warming...

Q and A: Chicken broth and Potato bugs

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Chicken broth Can I make broth out of Chicken Skins? I would skim the fat and can the rest. Shirley Owens Milton, Florida Yes, but it won't...

The good new is that I’m canning venison; the bad news is that David’s...

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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...