September 23, 2012 kitchen 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...
September 19, 2012 farm life 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...
September 18, 2012 farm life pigs 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....
September 17, 2012 kitchen 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...
September 14, 2012 pigs 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...
September 13, 2012 kitchen 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...
September 12, 2012 pigs 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...
September 11, 2012 dogs farm life 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...
September 10, 2012 farm life ran Varmint Killing 101: Rats Alright folks, huddle up. Let's talk about rats and how to rid your barnyard of that pestilence carrying vermin. Like it or not, rats wi...
September 7, 2012 farm life Cherokee Purple Finally! My late-planted Cherokee Purple tomatoes are finally ripe! Aren't they just beautiful? I love the green shoulders. And they are...