World Wide Bacon Shortage? A Porkocalypse?!?

Oh friends I knew it was coming..... Have you seen the shocking headlines? Porkocalypse: Next Year May Bring a Worldwide Bacon Shortage Baco...

Drying Out Dahlia

At this writing the temperature is hovering at 33* - looks like not only will we have our first frost...but looks like we went straight to a...

Canning Green Beans

Is everyone canning green beans? I got a great deal on a beautiful bushel of green beans from an Amish neighbor. They were stunning.... I go...

Working on the alfalfa field

One of the projects we want to get going is our own source of hay. This was a bad hay year - it was so dry that most farmers could not get e...

Taking Down the Big Sunflowers

I couldn't wait any longer and spent yesterday taking down the big sunflower garden. I hated doing it because it was my favorite garden....

Putting Up Peppers and Corn

I'm still digging my way out from under all those baskets of peppers I scored last week . Luckily I'm down to the last 2 or 3 pepper...

What the Pigz Are Up To

About 180lbs I think..... Pigz helping me with the pepper processing yesterday - they loved the trimmings. Actually they are doing great. Th...

So many eggplants......

No time to talk! There's too many eggplants! I got a deal so I scooped them all up....and now... so many eggplants. And peppers! Look ou...

What I'm Feeding the Pigz today

Technically this is what I fed the pigz the other day...but this is pretty typical. And t his is what I risk life and limb for out there pas...

Out Past The Gate

I was going to do a post on canning today but my pal D. had a tough day yesterday and asked me for a "tail" of dog bravery... so I...