The first batches of tomatoes are in
I spent two days planting dozens of varieties of tomatoes in peat pellets. This year, because of our little seed business (which has been very encouraging), we are going to plant more than 30...
We got our beef back
Yesterday, we went to pick up our beef from the processing plant. Our oldest son, Bill, and his wife are getting a hindquarter, we are keeping a hindquarter and we pre-sold the front two...
Q and A: Meals in a jar, growing sweet potatoes, and canning baked beans
Meals in a jar and growing sweet potatoes
First, I recently bought your "Growing and Canning" book at a self-reliance Expo in Mesquite, Texas and am excited to try canning this season. When food is...
Q and A: raising poultry, when to harvest horseradish, and recanning sliced olives
Raising poultry
I have my meat rabbits moving along now and have started on birds. I have about 20 mixed hens and a rooster -- getting a consistent dozen eggs + per day. I just...
Q and A: what to grow in a shady area and storing canned goods...
What to grow in a shady area
Our homestead is very small, and in a biggish city, Youngstown, OH. We bought a fixer-upper here about a year ago. The back yard is very small, and...