Canning. It is what makes us giddy upon finding a hoard of jars in a thrift shop and has us blissfully sweating in our kitchens on hot summer days, standing over steaming pots and dreaming of the winter to come when our goods will be most appreciated. It is what has us in tears over […]
Homesteading is hard work. But if you’re like me {and you’re a little bit odd}, you kinda like that. There’s a sense of fulfillment that goes along with using your hands and wiping the sweat from your brow. It just feels right. Right? But I must admit, there are times that I look for ways […]
Do you love your garden? Most people would say YES! We LOVE our garden! We LOVE getting out there in the spring, breaking in our backs for the year, getting our hands dirty and sprinkling on those first seeds, dreaming of the harvest to come. We LOVE tending to those pretty rows, watching and tracking […]
Last year, I wrote a how-to post on using a weighted gauge pressure canner. Today I’d like to share with you how to use a dial gauge pressure canner. The main difference between a weighted gauge and a dial gauge is that the weighted gauge canner has a weight on top that will jiggle or […]
***Please see my more recent article on hugelkultur, with a start-to-finish slideshow of the 2015 hugelkultur garden*** Welcome to a new How-To Monday: Hugelkultur! Every once in a while, my husband gets a little chainsaw-happy. You see, in my neck of the woods, we have an endless supply {or, rather, infestation} of what we […]
It’s been far too long since I’ve shared some photos and given an update on what’s going on here at Yellow Birch Hobby Farm. Much has transpired and there is so much to come for us! As we speak, baby ducklings are hatching. We have a Saxony hen who has been sitting for 30+ days […]
Hello my friends! It has been three long months since I last posted and all I can say for myself is things have been BUSY! But I thought I would stop in today as I took some pictures along the way as I was transplanting my tomato plants into the garden last week, and thought […]
