Death and new life
On our homestead, just like any other homestead, we have death as well as new life. After years of breeding goats, this spring we...
We had eleven baby pigs!
After our first gilt, Lucy, had only four live-birth piggies so we were very happy when our second gilt, Blondie, had eleven! Actually, she...
Q and A: canning beans, transplanting fruit trees, and canning with kids
Canning beans
I decided to can up several kinds of beans to save heat in the kitchen during the summer. They all look good but...
Q and A: canning with Splenda, slurry on the garden, and priorities for new...
Canning with Splenda
I've been a canner for my whole life and now must think about sugar intake. Have you had any experience with canning...
We have winter
Our summer didn't have its mind made up. One day it was 90 and the next the temperature was 55 and raining. It seems...