Q and A: Vinegar and Canning chicken
Vinegar
I canned some pickled beets last fall (haven't eaten any yet). After doing so I was wondering if the vinegar I used was safe. I've had it around for 5 or 6 years and...
Q and A: Acorns and silver tarps as mulch
Acorns
I enjoyed your blog on acorns. Just a tip: that brown yucky water aka tannin can be used to tan leather, to dye whites beige, as an astringent, can be frozen into ice cubes...
Non-official beaver forecast
Well, here it is, the official, non-official beaver weather forecast. My furry buddies out on the pond are saying that it is going to be another hot, dry summer. We'll see how that turns...
We’re just about done planting
With a few open spots in the Wolf garden, I've planted a few snap beans like Strike and Dragon Tongue. Not for seed saving as it's too late to harvest dry seed beans, but...
It’s cut the tree time on the homestead
When Will and I were investigating our hillside last fall, we found this nearly perfect little fir tree. It was bushy, fat and shining; the perfect Christmas tree! I filed it in my memory...