Q and A: stewing hens and canning at a higher altitude
Stewing hens
Just got done putting my 6 hens in the freezer. What is your best recipe for a stewing hen? They were 3 years old and had stopped laying eggs. Also, where is the...
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...
Q and A: local co-ops in Minnesota and use for small dropped apples
Local co-ops in Minnesota
We are new to the Iron Range. Also new to self reliance. My question is are there any good locally owned co-ops where we can get started on the range? Any...
Snow is in the forecast
The weather radio is forecasting temps in the twenties tonight and a good possibility of snow flurries. So I've moved all our squash that was out on the front porch inside. Boy, do we...
Rain, rain, go away
While it looked like a hot, dry summer weeks ago, when temps were in the high 80s, the last two weeks have brought rain. Lately, it's been every day. Boy, is it hard to...