Will and I both have the flu

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Two weeks ago, Ashley and David (like everyone we know) had the bug that's been going around; coughing, runny nose, aches and pains. Will...

Our tomatoes are ripening quickly now

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Today I'm cooking down the tomato purée I made by whizzing my leftover tomatoes — after saving their seeds — in the Ninja blender....

Q and A: canning pickled peppers and garlic and tomatoes not ripening

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Canning pickled garlic and peppers I have read many canning recipes for pickled garlic or pickled peppers. We don't like pickled anything. Can you...

We’re trying to crowd a lot of odd jobs into what little Fall we...

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It always seems that this time of year, we have so many jobs we want to get done "before winter!" We keep hacking away...

Q and A: growing corn for cornmeal and layering jars in canner

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Growing corn for cornmeal I am growing dent corn to make corn meal. I am not sure when to harvest and how to prepare the...