Spring’s here and I’m relocating red squirrels

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This last week has been sunny and above freezing (except for nights, which have been sub-zero to low single digits). Much of our snow has melted, and I've started live trapping some of our...

Reader’s Question: Green chicken meat

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Hi Jackie! Love your column! Here's my question: Have you ever found GREEN meat in your roast chicken? If so - do you throw the whole bird out - or just pick out the...

Holy mackerel, it was actually warm today

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The thermometer hit 46° F above zero this afternoon and we are just dancing around, enjoying this warm, sunny day. Whew, what a break. I'm sure the temperatures will drop for awhile, but it...

New chickens on the homestead get a new coop

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We had unexpected new chickens. My oldest son, Bill, called to say that his father-in-law had 12 heavy laying hens that he was given in the spring and he didn't want to winter them....

Q and A: canning jerky, Southern gardens, and rendering lard

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Canning jerky I have your Growing and Canning Your Own Food book as well as several anthologies from BHM, which is probably why I can not find what I'm looking for (too many pages to...