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Yipee Ya Whoooooo…I harvested 32pounds of peas yesterday… It was a family effort to use the pressure canner for the first time. After the handsome husband worked hard all day I announced that he had to be in charge of the first canner load of peas…so basically I told him “read the directions…figure out how Read More >>
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Along the fence….these are the only ones I am watering… Behind the tall trees… Along the back fence… In last years compost pile… In buckets… I have no idea where these are…looks like along another section of the fence… Some were in the woods…. Last winter when I was ordering my potato seed from Seed Read More >>
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This afternoon we checked in on the chickens to give them an afternoon treat {a few Rainer cherries} and to our surprise: AN EGG! Holy cow! A real egg…from a chicken…in our very own backyard! How cool is that?
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Local Cherries went on sale this week .99 cents a lb. We canned 14 pints and feed some to the chickens. We had no idea that chickens liked cherries. Those birds are getting very comfortable in their new home and around us. Anytime one of us goes near the eglu they come running in hopes Read More >>
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I’d like to know who the crack pot is over at Ball canning who wrote up the recipe for pickled beets. It says 24 SMALL beets are needed to make 6, count ’em 6, pint jars of beets. Oh yeah? Try 27 small beets = 1 and 3/4 pints of beets. I guess I’ll wait Read More >>
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