We’re still hurting, but getting back to doing
Will and I are still much feeling the effects of our fall off the roof, but we're keeping on plugging along. Today, I'm washing clothes. As it's raining, I'm cheating and using our propane...
Q and A: fruit flies and canning pizza sauce
Fruit flies and canning pizza sauce
We have a question about getting rid of fruit flies. We have been canning peaches like crazy and the pests are everywhere. Do you know how we can get...
Around here, there are still family-run small businesses
As I drove to town today to get feed, it struck me how few small family businesses are left in cities. Luckily, in our nearest town of Cook (population 600), there still are these...
Q and A: what to grow in a shady area and storing canned goods...
What to grow in a shady area
Our homestead is very small, and in a biggish city, Youngstown, OH. We bought a fixer-upper here about a year ago. The back yard is very small, and...
With winter definitely here we are planning our gardens
We've got serious snow on the ground and temps which are destined to see below zero this week, but Will and I are hard at work planning our next year's gardens. Like many of...