August is here and harvesting has begun in earnest
On Friday, I cut all the broccoli that was ready, blanched it, and quickly strained it out of the hot water and dumped it into ice water. After draining well, I packed it into...
We’ve had snow, but the firewood is nearly in
Last week, we had an unexpected, early snow. Twig, south of us, got over 8" of snow and it's still partly on the ground! Luckily, we didn't get much, so we kept splitting and...
Q and A: dehydrated oatmeal, canning sweet chili sauce, canning spaghetti sauce, and Sweet...
Dehydrated oatmeal
I recently saw an ad for dehydrated oatmeal. Is oatmeal that I purchase from the grocery requiring a dehydration process to long-term store them? I had vacuum sealed some but left others in...
Q and A: goat treats, Hopi Pale Grey, canning enchilada sauce, and storing powdered...
Goat treats
Can goats eat fresh pumpkin seeds? Also I made some fig jam I don't like and it has figs, pectin and sugar in it. They would love to lick it. They always beg...
We’re above 40 degrees F today
After a long cold spell, today's sunny warmth is so very welcome! First, let me thank all of you for your lovely prayers and thoughts for us and Javid after his passing last week....