We’re happy to share our homestead, even with snakes
We have a large, fat garter snake hanging around which gives us a startle once in awhile. But we like having him around as he eats plenty of grasshoppers and other pests in the...
Q and A: putting a pump on a well, tomato hornworms, and bent toes...
Putting a pump on a well
I recently bought a house in Elkhart, Indiana. It had a well. Is there a way I can get it open it and put a hand pump in it?...
Q and A: Canning butter, Tomatoes not setting fruit, and Water-bathed chicken stock
Canning butter
My garden has started to produce and I have been in a canning frenzy the last couple of weeks. As long as I am doing all this canning I thought I would try...
Q and A: canning carnitas and putting fish in compost
Canning carnitas
I make carnitas using the following recipe all in crock or casserole then bake or crock pot about 2 hours. Then drain, shred, reduce liquid then glaze and brown the meat. DO you...
Had a wonderful Mother’s Day
Did I mention it rained all week? Needless to say, Bill couldn't bring up his tractor-mounted rototiller on Mother's Day as the ground was too wet. I suppose we could have done the garden...