Harvest is starting
Although we have just got a few ripe tomatoes, I'm starting in canning in earnest. I already did my batch of rhubarb conserve, then on Friday, I went out and picked all of our...
Let it snow, let it snow…
I guess it won't do any good to complain; it's been snowing every day for a week now and most nights. It seems like fall has ended with a bang of white. We've got...
Oh those green beans!!
I suppose one always has those "favorite" garden vegetables to can. One at the top my list is green beans. They are so fun to plant (large seeds), grow quickly, look nice in...
I’ve been canning…and shooting photos for the new book
While all the major writing has been done on the new Backwoods Home book on growing and canning your own food, I still had two photo shoots to do, showing the steps of both...