Will and I took a trip to the back of the Big Pines forty...
It was nice yesterday so Will took me out to see a spot he'd discovered while making ATV trails through the dead, blown-down fir on our new Big Pines forty. It was a gentle...
Q and A: Canning chicken, saving seeds, and shelf life of canned bacon
Canning chicken
I am getting ready to can up some chickens that are taking up space in my freezer. I'm not having much luck locating wide mouth half pint jars in our area since they...
Q and A: canning sauerkraut, fish antibiotics, and heating canned meat before use
Canning sauerkraut
I was given a fermentation crock pot for Christmas and I have a batch of sauerkraut doing its thing now. Can I can the sauerkraut after it is done and if so how...
My sister and I took a birding expedition
Although I live in the middle of the woods and feed hundreds of birds, my sister, Sue, and I decided to make a trip to the Sax-Zim Bog, about 40 miles from us to...
We’re getting so much done
With Alisha's cheerful and enthusiastic help, we're sure getting a lot done this summer. Like I've said, she's a whirlwind berry picker/garden harvester. Yesterday she picked the Provider beans again and got a huge,...