Q and A: excess potatoes, problem with chickens, and cheese from store-bought milk

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Excess potatoes My dad just received 250 lbs of free potatoes. We have given a lot of them to family and friends but still have way too many. Is there any way to freeze them...

Q and A: making cheese, introducing new chickens to the flock, and canning sausage

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Making cheese Upon moving to the country and starting up our farmstead, I went ahead and purchased some cheese making equipment and a book. Problem is, the book is a big manual, and it gets...

Q and A: Seed potatoes and garlic powder

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Seed potatoes Do you know of any resources selling True Potato Seeds (TPS)? Thanks! Anonymous Check out Tom Wagner's website, newworldcrops.com, his business is New World Seeds & Tubers. You can also find True Potato Seed through members...

Q and A: Meals in a jar, growing sweet potatoes, and canning baked beans

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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: canning bacon and pepper relish

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Canning bacon I canned bacon like I read. I pressured it for 90 minutes @10 lbs pressure. I opened a jar to see what it was like. I fried for about 3 to 4 minutes...