Q and A: Pressure canning and raising chickens
Pressure canning
Your book says to use 13 pounds on the gauge for my altitude. I have been canning at 15 pounds on the gauge. I also have a weight and it makes the same...
Q and A: Peeling fresh eggs and storing eggs
Peeling fresh eggs
I read with interest your post on using your "surplus" of eggs by pickling them. Do you have a secret to getting your FRESH eggs to come out whole after they are...
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: goat treats and stocky goats
Goat treats
We have an abundance of corn this year. Would it be OK to feed our goats the green corn stalks and then the dry ones? Also, could we feed our extra Hopi Squash...