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My husband has access to pallets at his job that would otherwise be thrown in the dumpster. Every time I point out a really cool use for them (outdoors) he tells me they will rot out faster than other lumber. So far I haven't convinced him to bring home a single one! I have told him, though...

thanks for that video! that guy is my new hero! :)

Here's a starting place for info: http://www.agriculture.state.ia.us/Horticulture_and_FarmersMarkets/meatAndPoultry.asp (Iowa) and here: http://www.agr.state.il.us/AnimalHW/MP/FAQ.html (Illinois)

I'm familiar with the trees that are supposed to do that, but I've never experienced it with this one. This walnut tree has been here for a long time...several decades at least...so it gets priority over its spot! There isn't anything planted under the drip line except grass, but the grass...

I'll have to try all of these. I ran across some recipes the other day that were supposed to taste "just like" Wheat Thins and Cheez-its. I don't know about their taste buds, but these so-called crackers were awful. If I had a dog and tried to feed them to him, he'd have run away from home...

Y'all have to remember that the photo is just a tiny fraction of the whole harvest! That is only part of one stalk...and we had SEVEN stalks from the two plants! I dehydrated some of the bananas into chips, but found we don't care much for them. I made fruit leathers, too. I don't eat them...

We are in zone 8b. We noticed the first fruit around the beginning of August and started putting frost covers over them in the fall when it started dropping to about 50 degress or so. When it starts getting cold, the maturation process slows down. We knew they would not have time to ripen on...

The last of of our banana harvest...they were good while they lasted, but I'm glad I'm done! We have two varieties, one plant each. Ice Cream Banana & Apple Banana. They don't taste like ice cream or bananas to me...and I can't tell much difference between them, but they are really good...

Nah...you're already like family. I don't agree with them all the time, either. :)

Not trying to open a hornet's nest or start canning debates! Every person will ultimately choose for themselves what level of risk is acceptable to them. I highly recommend that everyone that cans should read the recommended canning books and then make their choices. I never start a canning...

Salsa is a risky food to play around with your own recipe because it has low acid ingredients and is usually consumed right out the jar without cooking. Regardless of whether you are BWB or Pressure Canning, the acidity (or lack of) is still of importance. Personally, I don't use cooking...

Here's some info on Queen Anne's Lace/Wild carrots you might find interesting... http://www.carrotmuseum.co.uk/cont.html

I think one of my garden favorites is the old-fashioned speckled butterbean. We pick them fresh, not dried on the vine. We shell and cook them fresh. Simmered with onions and a ham hock or smoked pork neck, they are so good. I've even been known to add a little rotel. Love garlic, but don't...

Carmelized onions can also be frozen.

It could have been worse. I removed a contact after chopping jalapenos. :rolleyes: p.s. the smilie isn't for rolling eyes. It's for eyes bugging out of head!

I better go run my mother's errands before it gets worse. At least it isn't raining yet.

Are you getting wind? It's howling here. Not raining, though. Yet.

All great replies... I have a great resume, which stops 4 years ago when I left my job as an investigator for elder abuse/neglect/exploitation cases for the State of Texas. It was also a total career change from my years of self-employment/owning a business. The actual profession isn't what...

Thanks...It's just that I've been out of the employment arena for a while, applying for a job that I have no "employment" experience in, for a company that gets a LOT of resumes, and they won't talk to you face-to-face unless your resume is picked for an interview. I can't just walk in and talk...

I've been out of the "official" workforce since 2009. I cared for my father who had Alzheimer's disease, plus I got married and became a stay-at-home wife and daughter. Prior to that, my job experience includes 18 years of owning my own business in a clinical field, and prior to that, 10+...