Now we’re working on two barns!
As if one new barn wasn't enough, now we're working on two barns. After Will came home with five new bottle calves, and we got such a good deal on several more, we suddenly...
Q and A: canning green beans with bacon and pig eating dirt, etc.
Canning green beans with bacon
I have 2 questions concerning canning green beans. I just finished putting up 2 qts. and 4 pint and half jars. I processed them per Blue Book instructions for qts....
Q and A: buttermilk cheese, turkey gravy, and discouragement in homesteading
Buttermilk cheese
I made butter and had a lot of rich buttermilk leftover. I poured very hot water into the churn and the solids separated from the rest which was clear water. I collected the...
Our mama wild turkey is back
On Saturday, Will came tearing into the house and I was afraid some catastrophe had happened. But when he told me "The wild turkey is back!" I about jumped up and down in excitement....