Drying herbs
As I am still canning tomatoes, in one form or another, I'm still really busy because I don't want them to rot. But at the same time, fall is lengthening, and I simply HAD...
Q and A: Austrian Winter Peas and canning corn chowder
Austrian Winter Peas
I just read an article in Mother Earth about Austrian Winter Peas. They sound like a great thing. The article says the shoots make a great salad, make great fodder, and are...
Quarantining chickens, PVC hoop house, and Building codes
Quarantining chickens
We're home from our first showing at the county fair. My children brought 6 chickens to show for 4-H. I see you quarantine your chickens for 3 weeks after fair. What do you...
Finally the weather is warming up!
But we still have tons of snow on the ground -- several feet! And mud and water running everywhere. Will's been working on the rock wall behind the living room stove every day, knowing...
Q and A: potatoes with strange texture and canning catsup
Potatoes with strange texture
For the last two seasons, my purchased winter potatoes have had a strange texture and a pale brown mottled appearance in the flesh. The flesh which is brown and mottled will...