Velvet’s triplet does are getting big now
It's amazing how fast little goats get big. Our triplet does from our best milker, Velvet, are now nearly as big as their mom and as fat as little piglets. Of course, feeding them...
Q and A: Sourdough starter, canning family recipe, and canning enchilada sauce
Sourdough starter
I have been trying to make sour dough starter for months now and every time it stays in the fridge for more than a week is gets a very dark liquid on the...
Q and A: canning cheese, elephant garlic, and storing brown sugar
Canning cheese
I can milk, butter, and am going to can up yellow cheese this weekend. Can you can up cream cheese? I freeze it now, but it ends up crumbly when it defrosts. That's...
Our first seeds are coming up
We're feeling springy up here in northern Minnesota! Our first pepper and petunia seeds are popping up. Boy, do they like the rock wall behind the little greenhouse. The woodstove is on one side...
Stuff is just popping up!
Due to our heat and strategic rains, our seeds have just been popping out of the ground. Our main garden, which was planted first, now has lusty beans, corn, carrots, potatoes, and of course...