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Learn to make lower sugar jams at home!

Make Low Sugar Jam with Alternative Sweetener

April 16, 2020 by Autumn Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Christmas Gifts, Preserving, Summer Posts, Waterbath Canning, Winter Posts Tagged With: fruit jam, homemade jam, preserving the harvest, waterbath canning

Homemade Liquid Fertilizer: A Tale from the Tomato Patch

July 19, 2019 by Autumn Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Gardening, Our Cottage & Farmstead, Summer Posts Tagged With: composting, garden soil, organic gardening

Pickled Garlic Scapes: A Home Canning Recipe

July 8, 2019 by Autumn 3 Comments

Filed Under: Summer Posts, Waterbath Canning Tagged With: garlic, pickling, waterbath canning

Keep Your Birds From Flying the Coop

Keep Your Birds From Flying the Coop

September 24, 2018 by Autumn Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Country Living, Farmgirl, Small Livestock & Poultry, Spring Posts, Summer Posts, Videos Tagged With: chickens, ducks, Heritage turkeys, raising poultry

Extracting Honey in Late Summer

VIDEO: Extracting Honey Mid Summer

September 9, 2018 by Autumn Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Country Living, Small Livestock & Poultry, Summer Posts Tagged With: Honeybees

How to Prepare Beeswax for Home Use

How to Prepare Beeswax for Home Use

August 27, 2018 by Autumn Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Country Living, Fall Posts, Small Livestock & Poultry, Summer Posts, Winter Posts Tagged With: Honeybees

What Do Sheep Eat: A List of Plant Types

What Do Sheep Eat: A List of Plant Types

August 15, 2018 by Autumn 4 Comments

Filed Under: Country Living, Small Livestock & Poultry, Spring Posts, Summer Posts Tagged With: Sheep

jars of preserved apricot jam

An Apricot Jam Recipe

August 7, 2018 by Autumn 1 Comment

Filed Under: Preserving, Summer Posts, Waterbath Canning Tagged With: apricots, canning with honey, jams and jellies, pectin-free canning, waterbath canning

How to Clean a Trout

How to Clean a Trout

August 4, 2018 by Autumn Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Country Living, Farmgirl, Forage & Hunt, Summer Posts Tagged With: Hunting and fishing

Catching Crayfish in Farm Kid Style

Catching Crayfish: A Cheap & Easy Method

July 29, 2018 by Autumn Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Country Living, Farmgirl, Forage & Hunt, Summer Posts Tagged With: Hunting and fishing

A Simple Method for Pitting Plums Faster

July 22, 2018 by Autumn 2 Comments

Filed Under: Fall Posts, Freezing, Kitchen, Kitchen Tutorials & Recipes, Summer Posts, Waterbath Canning Tagged With: Freezing food, Kitchen hacks, plums

A Cheap and Easy Way to Pit Cherries

July 14, 2018 by Autumn Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Freezing, Kitchen, Kitchen Tutorials & Recipes, Summer Posts, Waterbath Canning Tagged With: cherries, Freezing food, Kitchen hacks

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