Pantry Raid
byLast week was nuts, thanks to a few issues with my parents’ health and a stony mineral concretion’s attack on Brad’s kidney. The end…
Last week was nuts, thanks to a few issues with my parents’ health and a stony mineral concretion’s attack on Brad’s kidney. The end…
The holiday assault has finally run its course, and the time has come to welcome New Year’s with a sigh of relief. Makes me…
Confession time. We had lots of goals for the wee homestead in 2014. How’d we do? 1. Give the krakhaus some curb appeal. While…
When Fred Fussell read Jenn’s post from earlier this month on storing veg for the winter, it brought back some memories. Fred is probably best described…
Summer’s bounty of berries, tomatoes, and beans is wonderful, but it’s just not enough to fill the piehole come winter. That’s when you need…
It’s easy to understand why Native Americans cultivated Jerusalem artichokes* for centuries. These sunflowers are perennial, drought-tolerant, neglect-loving, and storage-friendly. The real puzzle is…
When Jenn lived in Washington state, as a child, her family knew a man who up and left their neighborhood to finally move into…
Our farmers say the green beans are in, and you know what that means. The chance of an explosion on the wee homestead just…
Here are some awesome things that happened in 1964: The Ford Mustang was introduced. The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and The Kinks all released…