Our homestead in now 40 acres larger
Last Thursday we closed on our property deal, buying the 40 acres of wild land, adjoining our homestead. Why in the heck do we need 40 acres, in addition to the 80 we had...
Q and A: Harvesting grapes, Tattler lids, and Choosing a garden location
Harvesting grapes
Do I need to wait until after the first frost to pick grapes? This year my grape vines are loaded. I've tasted a few and they are semi-sweet, but still somewhat tart. They...
Yesterday the sun came out and today our snow is going fast
After our huge spring snowstorm, we were glad to see the sun come out yesterday. And the temp went up, too … all the way to the mid-fifties! So, our snow melted fast. And...
We’ve had snow and freezing, but harvest continues
Today I finished up the last minute harvest in our garden. It was windy, wintery, and raw, but I pulled two five-gallon buckets of rutabagas and another one of carrots. That's it. I'm done....
Q and A: Dry canning, trimming rabbits nails, and canning pumpkin butter
Dry canning
Have you ever dry canned? I was given an article from another magazine about dry canning and it works great for the dry goods (pasta, flour, beans, cornmeal,etc.) that you buy in bulk....