Q and A: sterilizing jars and hens not laying
Sterilizing jars
How do you sterilize Ball jars? How do you remove bubbles from the jars?
Lawrence Daly
Mays Landing, New Jersey
You sterilize canning jars by simmering them for 10 minutes in a large kettle. Most folks...
Q and A: buying greenhouse products, pickled peppers, and confusing goat birth
Buying greenhouse products
I read your blog a few nights ago, about buying flats, and wanted to pass on some info on where I buy flats and also the sheets of packs. I at one...
Q and A: drying beans and canning green tomatoes
Drying beans
I planted cranberry bean for the first time this year. The majority of them dried fine in their shells but some are still in green shells (even thought I dried them in dehydrator)...
The Northern Plains Sustainable Agriculture Conference was a big success
I flew down to Aberdeen, South Dakota, on Wednesday afternoon as my first workshop was on Thursday. It was an all-afternoon session on gardening and canning. I'm always amazed at how many folks have...
The sun was out today
So we decided it was time to work on our living room wood stove. The sun beats in the big south-facing windows, warming up the room (and us!) even on cold days so it...