Q and A: Canning green beans, refried beans, and marinated pork chops

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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

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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

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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...

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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...

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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...