Q and A: Using flour in canned pie fillings and moving home canned goods

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Using flour in canned pie fillings Is it safe to use flour for thickener in home canned fruit pie (apple) fillings? We have an allergy...

Q and A: slugs and headspace in canning jars

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Slugs Help! My garden is being eaten alive by slugs! I've tried making yeast traps (hot water, yeast, a bit of sugar) and that does...

Fighting like cats and dogs? Not ours!

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You hear the old saying, "They fight like cats and dogs." That doesn't hold true with our animals! Our cat, Mittens, and dog, Spencer,...

We’re happy to share our homestead, even with snakes

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We have a large, fat garter snake hanging around which gives us a startle once in awhile. But we like having him around as...

March winds blow

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And they blew and blew yesterday and the day before! So hard, in fact, that I was having a hard time sleeping between the...