Q and A: limescale in canner and raccoons in the corn patch

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Limescale in canner I made your V-8 type juice yesterday and it smelled heavenly! However, I had to use a large kettle that I sometimes use for waterbathing to heat all the juice in to...

Q and A: using tins to store food, seed starting mix, and canning horseradish

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Using tins to store food I have been buying all the popcorn tins and smaller tins that I can find at the thrift store as I recall they are great for storing stuff to keep...

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Planting, planting, planting … between the rains We've been getting very little sunshine between the rains. When it's nice, we've been planting like crazy. So far we've got in tons of different corns in various...

Happy Spring!

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I had a doctor's appointment this morning and he gave me his blessing to put off the surgery until later this spring so I can be sure to attend the Self Reliance Expo in...

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...