The (Not So) Perfect Garden
I have gardened off and on my whole life. As a kid, I remember going into the fields at my grandparents farm and eating tomatoes off the vine, armed with a salt shaker I took from the farm kitchen. It… Continue Reading
Gardening
Crazy Preppers
I was recently accused of being “one of those fanatical, crazy prepper people”! I asked the gal for a definition of a Crazy Prepper. Apparently, anyone who stocks up on food, medical supplies, has an evacuation plan for emergencies, or… Continue Reading
Are Tomatoes Today Lower in Acid Than Years Ago?
I’m a member of several groups on Facebook that talk about and apply non-traditional methods of canning. One topic that comes up fairly often is about the current National Center for Home Food Preservation recommendation to add lemon juice to… Continue Reading
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
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
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
Practical Creation: Gardening
I grew up pretty poor, as did my mother and grandmother before me. Granny had a garden until she got too old to continue. Mom never had a garden, but she was a single parent trying to raise three kids,… Continue Reading