Happy Thanksgiving to all of our extended BHM family!
I hope the holiday brings joy and plenty of good homestead eats. Thanksgiving should also inspire us to count our many blessings. And even those of you who are having a difficult time right...
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...
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...
Ladyhawk comes home
Well, today our friend and neighbor, Jerry Yourczeck, drove his truck and trailer down to my son, Bill's place with me, to pick up the Friesian filly I've been paying on all winter. I...
Q and A: pressure canner or cooker and thick preserves
Pressure canner or cooker
We bought an electric pressure cooker/canner (Power) with the understanding we could use it for canning vegetables. Now online we are being told not to use it. Please help us...

