Q and A: canning pokeweed and thinning corn plants
Canning pokeweed
My husband was wondering if it is possible to can pokeweed? We usually eat it like spinach after blanching and draining twice, or...
Spring has sprung
After such a long winter, spring has finally arrived. Our temperatures have been between 35-45° F during the day, but going down to freezing...
Will’s friend, Christian, joins our homestead
Christian had been planning on attending our seminar. But when he was suddenly faced with a housing screw-up, we invited him to join us...
Q and A: jar sizes in canner and harvesting asparagus
Jar sizes in canner
I have a question concerning jars. Today I was putting up potatoes in qt. wide mouth jars. Ran short by one...
We’re making hay while the sun shines
After such a rainy early summer, it has finally dried up. It's supposed to be sunny for a whole week so we're making hay...