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when i start experiencing failures i'll let y'all know. so far everything is working as it usually does.

Again, truth in that....we all need to decide for ourselves. None was willy-nilly processing. I don't forage mushrooms because of my...

Everyone needs to do their own research and set their own comfort limits. Many people don't trust home canned food at all, and that's...

While this is all true, there are choices for jars & lids that offer better quality. Those new to canning may not realize this. They...

I'm a Master Food Preserver, and I would never ever can the way my Mother did. There are so many new organisms nowadays present in food...

Yep -- both grands canned with WB. All they had. It takes longer for some items but worked well apparently as the families lived long...

i never do low acid canning (which to me would mean i'd have to get a pressure canner and i really don't want to deal with that) the...

From my perspective there's a huge difference between "proven unsafe" and "not sufficiently tested." Most of the old practices were...

Yep - no staple gun for these staples. Ugh...

Staple guns rarely handle the "staples" needed for heavy fence! But the thought was nice 🙂

i'm really trying hard not to laugh about that one, but failing. :) a staple gun should be in your future...

Finished closing in the coop yesterday. It was a little more challenging than I had thought it would be. Why, you might ask? Our...

Got the wire to finish the coop late yesterday afternoon. Got one section finished - and have two more to go. I'll finish it this...

Zero work on the coop/run project today - so far anyway. Did morning chores and then had to pick up grain and a few groceries to...

I made good progress. Two sides and the front have the bottom half fenced with heavy panels with 2 x 4 openings. The other side is...