We’ve had snow and freezing, but harvest continues

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Today I finished up the last minute harvest in our garden. It was windy, wintery, and raw, but I pulled two five-gallon buckets of rutabagas and another one of carrots. That's it. I'm done....

QandA: Canning potato soup, Building up poor soil, and Congrats

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Canning potato soup Potato soup, can I put potatoes, onions, and celery in a quart jar and can it all together for 40 minutes? In your book it says 30 minutes for pint or half...

Q and A: Dry canning, trimming rabbits nails, and canning pumpkin butter

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Dry canning Have you ever dry canned? I was given an article from another magazine about dry canning and it works great for the dry goods (pasta, flour, beans, cornmeal,etc.) that you buy in bulk....

Q and A: canning in tainted water and canning corn

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Canning in tainted water I'm new to canning. I've been at it for about two years starting with jellies and have been slowly trying new things. The problem is that I have small children so...

Our wood is nearly all stacked on our porch

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We've been working for a few days cutting, splitting, and hauling wood into the back porch for winter. David was off work and helped us one day and Will and I kept up after...