A bulldozer is a wonderful thing…when it doesn’t break down
The weather was great over the weekend, so Will fired up Old Yeller, our trusty crawler, and went to play in the dirt. Our spring catchment basin had turned out great last year, both...
Q and A: Brooding chicks off-grid and pickled okra
Brooding chicks off-grid
Years ago I raised lots of day-old chicks using a heat lamp to brood them. I want to get back to poultry now that I am retired but my homestead is off...
Q and A: turmeric in pickles and storing yams
Turmeric in pickles
I have been canning like a factory for the last two weeks, I am using your canning book like it has become a part of me it even goes with me to...
Q and A: pressure canner trouble and planting heirloom vegetables
Pressure canner trouble
I ordered a Presto canner and tried it out first to make sure I could keep the pressure at 10 lbs as required. I didn't have much luck. I did more research...
Q and A: canning juice and grain mill
Canning juice
I got an off brand steam juicer this year, and it is working fabulously. My question is about canning the resultant juice. I am not interested in making jelly, as we don't use...