Our homestead meat sales are taking off (and producing a few bonuses)
To offset some of our homestead feed expenses, we began raising extra steers and pigs each year, selling quarters and halves of meat (nicely cut, wrapped, and frozen) to buyers from not only around...
I hope to see some of you at the Lakeland, Florida Self Reliance Expo
I'll be away from home from September 8th to the 13th, giving a couple of talks at the Lakeland, Florida Self Reliance Expo. Any of you who can attend, please stop by and visit...
Although it’s early, the pantry shelves are filling up
On Friday I picked another big basket full of Provider and Strike green beans. Holy cow are these ever productive! This was the fourth picking on that row, and I ended up with 15...
Canning raspberry sauce and homesteading burnout, Cold pack, and Winter wheat
Canning raspberry sauce and homesteading burnout
I'm wondering if it is possible to modify a canning recipe to safely can a larger size jar than specified in the recipe? Specifically, I've been putting up raspberry...
Q and A: Hens not laying, and canning in half-pint jars
Hens not laying
My question for you is about chickens. I have Isa Brown and Barred Rock hens who are just 25 weeks old. Usually my new hens are laying already. I only have 1/4...