Preserving Falls Bounty

canning

Every year my garden surprises me. One-year tomatoes are coming out of our ears, the next we have just enough to want & need more. Every year, I try as I may to keep up with said garden one way or another. Eating, freezing, drying, & canning are popular here at the farm although my favorite way of preservation is probably canning. I use both water-bath and pressure canning for soups, stews, and anything else that doesn't fall under the water-bath criteria. Once you get over the visions of blowing the canner

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The Work I Create!

Garden in Spring

Last March, while I was waiting for Rosie to be rebuilt (for the second time) I needed something to do with myself! Rather than sitting on the couch in a depressed state, I decided I was going to build raised beds for my garden. Our soil is not the healthiest, and it has been a real headache trying to correct it. I thought if I raised my beds, I could simplify the task of creating healthy soil that will grow healthy plants. Luckily for me I was right but of coarse it's an on-going process. The only thing that did not

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