Q and A: Extracting juice from fruit
Extracting juice from fruit
It is Spring in Minnesota, finally! I am happy to see the flowers blooming on our black-cap and red raspberries. We are looking forward to harvesting them and the elderberries and...
Our trailer/bridge gets dismantled and I’m doing germination tests on seeds
On the nicer days of this late winter season, Will and I have been out dismantling our new, old mobile home. Boy what a mess! We're salvaging a lot; some interior paneling for the...
Q&A: Veterinary Guide history and Peeling logs
Veterinary Guide history
I noticed that the first veterinarian guide that you authored with C.E. Spaulding listed you as Jackie Spaulding. Can you tell us about that period in your life? How did you gain...
Q and A: inexpensive corn for storage, growing peas, and canning bananas
Inexpensive corn for storage
I want to buy corn to put up for long-term storage. I was told I could buy 50-pound bags of corn from the local feed store and that if it was...
It’s always great to discover what your homesteading friends are doing
Recently, I drove to Ely, Minnesota, to visit with my friend Virginia and see what she and her husband have done to take container gardening to new heights. Literally! As their land is basically...