A visit to the apple man, Beryl Novak
Because we're starting a new homestead and planting lots of fruit trees, I was tickled to meet a self-taught fruit tree expert while shopping last year. Since then, I've been to his homestead up...
With all the fabulous rhubarb, I’m busy canning again
This morning, after weeding and tucking in stray tomato branches, I decided I'd better cut the seed heads from our best rhubarb plants. (We sell them through Seed Treasures, our little seed business.) Then...
Q and A: Soap residue, age of eggs, and True Gold corn seeds
Soap residue in laundry and age of eggs
I have been making my own soap, cleaner, etc. but, one very big problem I have and I hope you can help me. I buy lots of...
I’ve been super busy canning David’s venison
Our weather warmed up some, with some days being above freezing, so I've been in a hurry, trying to get all of David's deer canned up. He brought it home skinned and quartered in...
Like everyone we’re trying to get ready for Christmas on our homestead
Like most homesteaders we know, we struggle with cash this time of the year. Grain prices have been horrible. Hay, which we buy from a neighbor in big round bales, is expensive and we...