Q and A: fruit flies and canning with dehydrated powder
Fruit flies
There are always fruit flies swarming around my compost. Is this a problem? I can't see how to avoid it, given that there is often a layer of fresh scraps on top. I...
Q and A: saving hybrid corn seed, dehydrating previously frozen berries, and moving homesteads
Saving hybrid corn seed
Can I successfully save seed from my "Incredible" sweet corn? Will it grow true?
Dawn Norcross
Orion, Illinois
You can save the seed but because it's a hybrid the resultant seed will not...
Q and A: Italian tree tomatoes and Hopi Pale Grey squash
Italian tree tomatoes
I just now read your blog about the Italian tree tomatoes. They sound wonderful! This is one I have to try. We have had similar luck with Great White tomatoes -- huge...
Q and A: Killing the nasties, Canning bacon, and Wild strawberries
Killing the nasties
I've come late in life to food storage and I am still nervous. I have no problem doing pickles or jelly, but anything else, especially with meat in it, I'm terrified I'll...
Springtime is fencing time!
Because of our extremely early spring, the frost has gone out early, and we're able to get at fencing VERY early. This time, it's finishing the fencing in the old horse pasture and building...