Will is starting to clear pasture on our new forty acres
Old Yeller's working again. Because we have so little snow on the ground, Will has begun to clear the more open section of the new forty acres. Right now, it's covered mostly with grass,...
Q and A: canning pokeweed and thinning corn plants
Canning pokeweed
My husband was wondering if it is possible to can pokeweed? We usually eat it like spinach after blanching and draining twice, or else fry the stems in flour and butter. I never...
Q and A: cottage cheese and Jerusalem artichokes
Cottage cheese
This weekend I tried your "quick" way of making cottage cheese using apple cider vinegar, only I used a gallon of store-bought whole milk because we do not have a cow. It turned...
Q and A: canning crushed tomatoes and feeding a nursing sow
Canning crushed tomatoes
I just canned some crushed tomatoes and realize that I didn't read the directions carefully. I added the lemon juice after I put in the tomatoes, instead of putting it in the...
Q and A: mulching with straw and canning pureed zucchini
Mulching with straw and canning pureed zucchini
Your garden looks beautiful with the straw. We did the straw for the first time this year and were not satisfied at all. We put on about 6...