Finally, I’m canning carrots
After three days of thinking "tomorrow I'll get to can carrots," it's finally happening. Yesterday I started out shelling various varieties of corn and...
Spring’s here, the snow is gone, and we’re getting busy
As soon as the snow was gone (mostly) Will got out Old Yeller, our trusty John Deere 1010 crawler, and started in grading the...
Propane generator, Canning chicken, Tomatoes and powdery mildew, and Bad timer
Propane generator
Can you recommend a propane generator and set up with a 500 to 1000 gallon tank? After the research with other fuels, this...
Our August 2013 homestead seminar was a huge success
We're getting rested up from our seminar held this last weekend. We had fourteen people attend plus our oldest son, Bill and friend Eric...
Q and A: corn relish and dry milk for emergency use
Corn relish
I just made my first batch ever of corn relish, but ran short on pickling brine toward the end. I went ahead and...