Laundry Theft? What's with that?

Did everyone see this story a while ago about how thieves were stealing thousands of dollars of name brand laundry soap ? I have a hard tim...

Canning Frenzy

This is what a canning frenzy looks like. The kitchen is utterly destroyed. Every surface looks like this.....  Just some of the 10 gallons ...

Peps and Zucchini

Not a peck but a nice bucket of peppers......  These are mostly Marconi and Hungarian sweet and wax peppers.  The other day I also brought i...

So it rained here

Awesome. Would have been great, tho, if it would have rained this much over a couple hours but this was about 30 minutes worth. That's O...

Mid-Summer Farm Update

Ok I know its not officially "mid-summer" but we're rushing headlong into the end of summer and a lot has happened.... with mo...

Not about farming: Run. Hide. Fight.

Last week t he news had a clip about a safety training video created for the City of Houston . It was made to help employees understand what...

How To Can Tomato Sauce

If you've been hesitant to get into canning now is the perfect time to take that leap! Making and canning your own tomato sauce is a gre...

Tomato time!

No time to talk - its Tomato Season! I'm hauling them in by the bucket load...... Its like an Easter Egg hunt - the vines are positively...

Peach-Pepper Jelly

Would you look at this! Isn't it beautiful?  Peach jammy-jelly with beautiful flakes of spicy red pepper... and its delish! I've bee...

Why I Put Up With The Porkers

I had another post planned for today.... but then we had ribs last nite..... They were marvelous. We ate ourselves into a stupor. This, frie...