It finally stopped raining
And boy are we busy! We couldn't do any cultivating or anything else, during the rain so we're hurrying to catch up (as if one ever does!). The weeds loved that warm, wet weather...
Q and A: water loss in jars and off-grid dehydrating
Water loss in jars
This is my first year of pressure canning, ever, and I have a question regarding water loss from the canning jars. When I pressure canned green beans the water loss was...
Q and A: Canning sardines and raising turkeys
Canning sardines
In my quest to be more self-sufficient, I've started raw feeding my 5 cats and 2 dogs. We raise our own chickens and rabbits, but I have to source the fish. I've been...
Q and A: Conure and stretching fence
Conure
Here's a different question for you! In your youtube video about cleaning the wood cookstove I hear what sounds like a conure or other smaller parrot in the back ground. What kind of pet...
The big Texas Expo was great!
I got to meet tons of fans of the magazine, visited with so many people that knew me and I finally got to meet and made many new friends after speaking two days on...