Q and A: goat treats, Hopi Pale Grey, canning enchilada sauce, and storing powdered...
Goat treats
Can goats eat fresh pumpkin seeds? Also I made some fig jam I don't like and it has figs, pectin and sugar in it. They would love to lick it. They always beg...
Hey! Spring’s back
After a week of back to back blizzards, the sun came out and the temperature climbed to 50 degrees today. It was SO nice. And today my son Bill and his wife,...
The cows are now happily roaming the new pasture in the Wolf forty
After a lot of hard work, Will now has the cows out on the Wolf forty, munching grass, clover, and seedling poplar trees with gusto. But to ensure they don't ever get into the...
Roses in the middle of a Minnesota winter?
Yep. You see, my son, David, got me three rose bushes for Mother's Day this year. Unfortunately, they were Zone 5 tea roses and wouldn't survive here in northern Minnesota, in Zone 3, even...
Q and A: pressure canner trouble and planting heirloom vegetables
Pressure canner trouble
I ordered a Presto canner and tried it out first to make sure I could keep the pressure at 10 lbs as required. I didn't have much luck. I did more research...