PinShareShareTweet0 SharesTo my recollection, the last time I canned anything was around 20 years ago. As I am producing my own food, canning is one of the homestead activities I want to incorporate back into my life. One family branch has a tradition of eating tomato gravy at Christmas gatherings. I have been blessed with… Continue reading Tomato Juice: How to Prepare and Preserve
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Sowing Seeds
PinShareShareTweet0 SharesLast week I excitedly started my Monday morning. I determined I would be sowing or planting seeds. What is so fun and exhilarating about sticking tiny, often hard to see, little pieces of what looks like nothing, in soil? Potential. The prospect of all to be seen from a tiny start. Future hopes and… Continue reading Sowing Seeds
Preserving Stewed Tomatoes
PinShareShareTweet0 SharesI met Julie in the summer of 2018 the night we both attended Bremen Farmer’s Market. I think the first words I spoke to her were, “I love your cart.” She was selling fresh cut flowers on a repurposed old fire hose reel cart. We became friends. And it seems that I have known… Continue reading Preserving Stewed Tomatoes
Homestead Diary ~ Week 3
PinShareShareTweet0 SharesWeek 3 of August proved a challenge in regard to my health. I look back as I prepared this post and I see progress, good memories and much to be grateful for. But to be honest in those moments when I lacked energy, I felt discouraged. Week 1 and Week 2 of August felt… Continue reading Homestead Diary ~ Week 3