We spent Mother’s Day repairing vole damage in our orchard
We had a crappy fall with heavy rain daily, turning to snow that stayed all winter. Unfortunately, the snow stacked up and the nasty voles that tunnel under the snow, also tunneled up and...
Will went to the sale barn; we now have five more calves!
Our neighbor, Jerry Yourceck, called Will two days ago and asked if he'd go with him to the livestock sale barn to help haul cattle. (Jerry is in his eighties and I think he...
I’m canning again… Still?
For some folks, canning comes in the fall, then they're done for the year. I can all year long. With the huge jump in the price of grain, it was time we butchered our...
Q and A: making and preserving cracklin’s
Making and preserving cracklin's
How do you preserve cracklings after rendering the lard, besides freezing?
Phil
Live Oak, Florida
I render the lard and separate out the cracklings before they get too brown. Then I spoon them into...
We love off-season canning!
Most folks think of canning as only something you do in the fall when harvest is in. Sure, I do a lot more canning then, as I'm bringing in tons (literally) of ripe tomatoes,...