Q and A: Canning butter and growing basil
Canning butter
I canned some butter over this weekend following the directions in your canning book. You say to simmer the butter to evaporate the buttermilk, left over buttermilk will make it taste bad. You...
Q and A: Baby goat and using Surround
Baby goat
What does it mean when my baby goat that is going to be 2 weeks on Monday is having white slimey stuff coming out of his behind?
Tina Corona
Merced, California
If the kid is nursing...
QandA: Planting in zone 3, Canning thawed food, and Dandelions
Planting in Zone 3
My first order (of a few) has come in of perishable tree roots and plants -- asparagus roots, strawberries, and grapes. They for the most part have the instructions to plant...
Spring is here in fits and starts and we’re progressing
We've had sixties and sun and then four inches of snow and cold wind. Spring just can't make up its mind! A few days ago, we had a full moon and I got up...
Our beautiful fall weather continues
And with the warm weather, we're getting a lot done. Yep, we should have had it done earlier, but it's nasty to work in rainy, cold weather. So while the sun is out, we're...