Q and A: Compost freezing, Tattler lids, and dirty windows
Compost freezing
We are in Colorado near the mountains. We have many bags of excess compost/steer manure from when we purchased and had trees planted this summer. If we leave the bags outside (where it...
Will got the big field baled up before the rain
It was a real race yesterday as black clouds gathered above. It sure didn't help when we saw a pair of turkey vultures sitting on the old farmhouse chimney, watching him go around and...
Q and A: canning chicken and peppers for chile powder
Canning chicken
I noticed in the recent issue of BHM an article about canning chicken, both raw and cooked. In the raw method, the author suggested filling the jar with chicken then adding broth to...
Will and I got our second COVID shot
We're so tickled to have had the chance to become vaccinated when a lot of folks throughout the country are struggling to do the same. Our little clinic in a town of 600 people...
Today I saw $7.99 eight-pound bags of potatoes at the store!
Holy mackerel, $1.00 a pound for plain old potatoes that weren't that nice, to begin with. My heart just about stopped. My potatoes are doing wonderful, the plants being nearly up to my waist,...