I is crazy how big our Bok Choy has become. Thirty-six plants ready at the same time is a big deal because they can all bolt at the same time if you just leave them out there and do nothing. I tied my apron on, grabbed a knife and just started hacking them off above […]
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After a rest of four full days with the compost tea soaking into the soil, the plants have doubled in size. We put down the fabric in the isles to cut down on the weed population. It just saves time, folks! I mean, when you have a large scale garden, you just need to pick
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There is nothing like hot, fresh, buttermilk biscuits made from scratch!I started making mine with fresh ground spelt flour and fresh cream that I churn into butter so that I not only have the butter, I also have the buttermilk! And when you add that fresh buttermilk, those biscuits take on a very rich flavor
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Canning Apple Pie filling has been a family tradition for most of my married life! It is something I actually look forward to each fall. Picking apples in the crisp autumn breeze, bright blue skies and horizons decorated with golden colored leaves along with rich red and orange colors. Against the blue, it is such
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FALL APPLE FUN! Yesterday was a full day! We had about 100 pounds of apples to process. Where did we get these apples? In Wisconsin! We were in Wisconsin for about a week. We visited both Mark’s family and my own family. We first went to my parent’s cabin and got to ride ATVs and
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The blessing of having a family milk cow is that you have plenty milk on hand. Sometimes you feel you have too much milk, in fact. What do we do with the extra milk? We make Yogurt and Cheese. Today I will share with you a step by step process of how I make cheddar
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This past Saturday started early on the homestead. We picked up Owen and Evie, our butchering partners and started in on the chickens. Several months ago, I bought 60 chicks from the co-op and we set them up in their nursery. There is nothing like those soft little chicks peeping while they race around. So
This week our neighbor, Owen told us that the Plain Folk in the community who grow tomatoes for a living were at the end of their season and were needing to pull plants. Before they pull plants, they offer FREE tomatoes to people in the community. It is a blessing to live in such a
Just this past Saturday, the girls and I canned 14 quarts of the most amazing salsa! My husband said it was better than the store bought…and it was sure easy!First, we hand picked the tomatoes out of our garden. Home Canned Salsa by the 1 quart batch: 4 cups crushed tomatoes (we used our blender
Thanksgiving meal is my favorite meal of the year. Always has been. It is a time where the aroma of delicious food cooking drifts into every corner of the home. You long for pumpkin pies, turkey drizzled with gravy, stuffing, and cranberry sauce. Just the thought of this meal makes my mouth water with
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