Farm Life
We have had an interesting few days on the farm. Of course, there is the usual day to day routine of feeding animals and watching the weather to see if we are going to get enough rain or too much… Continue Reading
Farm Life
Pressure Canning Instructions or How to Pressure Can Food
I recently shared Part 1 of a series on how to can food safely using a water bath canner. Today, I’m going to do Part 2 of the series, How to Pressure Can food. Water bath canning is wonderful for… Continue Reading
Got Milk?
We do! A neighbor’s cow is producing an over-abundance of milk…so they have blessed us with several gallons of raw milk. Yippee! I happen to be lactose intolerant, so I can’t drink milk, but I can use milk and milk… Continue Reading
How to Can Food at Home: Water Bath Method
I often use my pressure canner as a water bath canner. I just don’t add the gauge to the top. There is no need to buy a “water bath canner”. You can use any tall, heavy-bottomed pot with a rack… Continue Reading
What I Will and Won’t Can Again
My Canning Pantry is pretty full right now. I took a quick inventory this morning to help decide what to plant for this year’s big garden. I’m in Florida, so our planting season is really all year around, although it’s… Continue Reading
Homesteading Over 50
As you might have guessed by now, we are in our “Golden Years”. Wayne and I are both over 50 years old and we have already raised our kids. We have grandkids galore, which is so great! And our kids… Continue Reading
Animals in the Boonies
I have spoken before about where we live. We love it out here in our rural paradise, where it’s a 30 minute drive to town. Wayne drives nearly an hour and a half to work every day, so he has… Continue Reading
Daily Routine on the Farm
Since our rooster, Jay-Z, woke me up this morning, I thought I’d run down what the daily routine around here looks like. I’m usually up by 6:30 or 7 am, unless one of the roosters decides he must crow right… Continue Reading
Beginner’s Guide to Canning Food
I’ve shared before that I will can almost anything, from meat to veggies to jams and jellies. We eat our home-canned food regularly, but a lot of people are cautious or downright scared of home-canned food. I grew up around… Continue Reading
Frugal Cooking
I’ve posted before about canning food using both a pressure cooker and a water bath canner. Both of these help with keeping the grocery budget down. We reuse leftovers, both as lunches and as recreated meals. One of my favorite… Continue Reading