Oh my! I have to can up a freezer full soon
I thought that Will had the meat from our two steers all sold. But he doesn't and a half of one of them has...
Q and A: Squash bugs and antibiotics
Squash bugs and cucumber beetles
We had such a hard time with squash bugs and cucumber beetles last year that we thought about lightweight fabric...
Q and A: baking bread and controlling bamboo
Baking bread
A reader recently asked you a question about the bread she bakes. She said that she gets a large pocket under the top...
Canning tomatoes, growing potatoes, and ham and beans recipe
Canning tomatoes
I am canning tomatoes for the first time. We are blanching the tomatoes and peeling the skin off but leaving them whole and...
We had a sad week with a friend’s passing
When you live in a close rural community, not only do you have close friends, but unfortunately, you also see some of them pass...