Disturbing National Animal Identification talk now spreading to vegetables in your garden
Because of lots of public outcry, the NAIS, a government "wonderchild," sponsored largely by large agribusiness type animal/poultry growers, apparently shriveled and came to a standstill last year. The NAIS is basically an animal/poultry...
Ah! Evening and the work’s all done… (well kind of…)
Even though our killing frost happened a couple of weeks ago, I'm still busy canning. Some days, it's a bit too busy. For instance, two days ago I canned up spaghetti sauce, chili with...
This time of the year, I’ve got more plants in the tub than people!
I've ordered lots of trees and bramble fruits for our orchard this year; I keep seeing these things bringing higher and higher outrageous prices and decided THIS year I'd get the orchard booted up....
Test post 4
Each week, our local newspaper runs a Dinner with Cupid column in their Sunday magazine insert. Folks apply online and the newspaper selects couples they think might make a good match, sets them...
Reader’s Question: Root cellars, heating, and wood cookstoves
Dear Jackie
You were kind enough to answer a quetion I asked a few years back
regarding buying land in BC - we have since realized that we
definitely can't afford to buy land in BC or...