Q and A: what to grow in a shady area and storing canned goods...

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What to grow in a shady area Our homestead is very small, and in a biggish city, Youngstown, OH. We bought a fixer-upper here about a year ago. The back yard is very small, and...

Why are there only so many daylight hours?

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Now it's spring for sure and things are popping around here. Our daffodils are in full bloom after sitting under snowbanks for months and boy do they look beautiful! Our friend, Heather, came late...

Q and A: Seed potatoes and garlic powder

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Seed potatoes Do you know of any resources selling True Potato Seeds (TPS)? Thanks! Anonymous Check out Tom Wagner's website, newworldcrops.com, his business is New World Seeds & Tubers. You can also find True Potato Seed through members...

Q and A: dishwashing soap, sewing machine cabinet, seminar, and carrot seeds

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Dishwashing soap, Good turkey breed, and housing ducks Do you have a recipe for homemade hand dishwashing soap? I use my soap scrapes to make laundry soap, but haven't had any luck for dishes. In...

Watch out; there’s a canning lid shortage!

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My friend, Dara, called me the other day saying she had been in the stores and there were no canning jar lids. I asked her what stores she'd checked in and, as I was...