It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas

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Last night we had six inches of fluffy new snow, covering the evergreens around our house, making it look like a Christmas card. Only...

All of a sudden, spring has sprung

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From lows of -5 degrees F just a few nights ago, today's high is supposed to be in the low 60s! Holy cow, that's...

Homestead doings and Mom

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Thank all of you for your prayers and good wishes for Mom and us too. She is doing a little better, but I had...

Q and A: Preserving juice, growing tomatoes, and preserving by confiting

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Preserving juice What would be the best way to preserve juice in wine/sparkling cider bottles? I've been a winemaker for several years, and would like...

Q and A: spaghetti squash and canning lamb/beef bones

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Spaghetti squash This is my first year of growing spaghetti squash, and I baked my first one today. The inside didn't come out stringy...