Q and A: cooling with no fridge, growing winter squash, and measuring flavored oil

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Cooling with no fridge Yesterday I arrived at our hunting trailer to prepare for a family canning bee only to discover that the fridge is dead. We do have one six-pack sized fridge that is...

Q and A: goat treats, Hopi Pale Grey, canning enchilada sauce, and storing powdered...

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Goat treats Can goats eat fresh pumpkin seeds? Also I made some fig jam I don't like and it has figs, pectin and sugar in it. They would love to lick it. They always beg...

Ahh! Warmer weather!

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I don't think we've ever been so happy to feel warmer winter weather in our lives. After nearly a month of below normal, brutal, unrelenting cold, we've hit a spell of warmer weather. Yesterday...

Q and A: Hopi Pale Grey squash, canning corn, and canning bones

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Hopi Pale Grey squash Not a question... planted the Hopi squash I bought from you. OMG! The plants are about 20' wide. In fact, all my squash are huge this year. (With a little...

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Planting, planting, planting … between the rains We've been getting very little sunshine between the rains. When it's nice, we've been planting like crazy. So far we've got in tons of different corns in various...