Q and A: Canning green beans, refried beans, and marinated pork chops
Canning green beans
Is it ok to pressure can green beans with a beef bouillon base and slices of bacon. It would be so much easier to just open a can and have it ready...
Sun and warmer weather
It sure makes a difference in both what you get done in a day and how you feel if it's sunny and warm. Of course when the sun's out, our solar panels are charging...
Q and A: worms in Jerusalem Artichokes and links for canning supplies
Worms in Jerusalem Artichokes
This was my 3rd year of raising Jerusalem Artichokes. I keep them in a raised bed to help keep them from spreading across the garden. This year things got busy and...
Q and A: growing wheat, canning pickled fish, the right pressure canner, and summer...
Growing wheat
My husband grew winter wheat this past winter. Usually he plows it under when it's time to plant our garden, but this year I wanted to try to harvest some of the wheat...
We’ve been haying for a week straight; only two more fields to go and...
It's been sunny and hot. Perfect haying weather ... although it was hot when I was on the tractor, baling yesterday and the temp hit 92 degrees.
I've also been trying to put up beans...