Oh happy day!

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A friend of ours called last night saying someone he knew had a big lot of new, unused 300 + watt solar panels to sell cheap. He was buying three for himself and our...

Q and A: Stale whole wheat flour, Hopi Pale Grey seeds, and storing dehydrated...

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Stale whole wheat flour What can I do with stale whole wheat flour besides use it for animal feed? I don't have a freezer, so, as you know, it doesn't stay (good) very long. Lee Gilbert,...

Q&A: Making tomato sauce, Cleaning carrots, and Growing Brussels sprouts

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Making tomato sauce and cleaning carrots April 13th, Lisa Bano asked a question, in comments about leaving tomato sauce/paste in the oven on low. She assumed this direction was for your wood stove, and wanted...

Q and A: crossbreeding corn, building soil, canning cake, and 20 most important homesteading...

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Crossbreeding corn This year I am going to try and crossbreed two different varieties of corn and I know nothing about de-tasseling. One variety (Painted Mountain) has a shorter length of growing time (75-80 days),...

Q and A: fruit trees and watermelon dying and red cabbage for Amish coleslaw

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Fruit trees and watermelon dying We planted fruit trees this spring. We have had a very dry summer, nevertheless we have watered the trees three times a week. Now the leaves of all the fruit...