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)...
We’re making hay while the sun shines
We've finally been given a week's worth of nice sunny weather so we're making good use of it. Yesterday Will baled 14 big round bales and a wagonload plus a truckload of square bales...
Q and A: freezing zucchini and orphaned chicks
Freezing zucchini
How do you prepare fresh zucchini for freezing to use later to make zucchini bread? Is it necessary to blanch before freezing? Thank you and all the people who work there to get...
Q and A: acidity of tomatoes, soft chicken eggshells, and vitamin C to keep...
Acidity of tomatoes
I'm concerned about modern hybrid tomatoes, canning and ph. I cannot find anyplace that tells me definitively when to test ph, other than after canning. I want to test the product prior...
It’s wood splitting time on the homestead
With winter coming on us like a freight train, we suddenly have the urge to split wood. Although we have about four cords in the woodshed right now, left over from last winter, more...