Q and A: corn relish and dry milk for emergency use

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Corn relish I just made my first batch ever of corn relish, but ran short on pickling brine toward the end. I went ahead and processed it, but wondered later if the last few jars...

Q and A: jar sizes in canner and harvesting asparagus

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Jar sizes in canner I have a question concerning jars. Today I was putting up potatoes in qt. wide mouth jars. Ran short by one jar and used a regular size mouth jar in with...

Hey guys, guess what? I have a new book out!

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Well, it's official, my new book is ready for pre-order at a great 25% reduced price. It's titled Homesteading Simplified: Living the good life without losing your mind and it details all the different...

I survived the Self Reliance Expo (and had fun too!)

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But now we're cracking to get ready for our own homesteading seminar this weekend. So please forgive me for not getting more on the blog. It's terrifically busy around here. I promise to get...

We will be having another homestead seminar in August

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Three intensive days to visit and explore our 120-acre wild woods retreat; a fun and exciting learning experience! Covered in this second seminar will be these important skills: Canning jams, jellies, and preserves Canning vegetables using...