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I haven't done much in my orchard, but my kids have hauled ALOT of fertility down there. one wheel barrow at a time. :D

yep. more potatoes. only 3 or four more loads left to go.

i dont worry about moisture. none of the feed has ever gone bad.

we use metal garbage cans. they seal pretty good.

well the ball book says 40 mins for quarts. these are 1.5 pints so we processed 40 mins at 10lbs

surprise, more potatoes. these are all canned in grocery jars. most are atlas mason jars. all took 10lbs just fine.

thats pretty impressive

we use our dehydrator alot! okra has been really great for soups and stews. i just throw it in while the pot is boiling. we dehydrate alot of herbs as well and onions. once the onions are dehydrated i run them threw a blender and mince them down to a chunky powder of sorts. its great in...

we got the potatoes out and sowed okra and pole beans in their place. there are volunteer tomatoes, melons and dill popping up all over the place. im gonna let it all go and see what we get

we had mashed potatoes, sautéed squash and zucchini and venison steaks for dinner. fat and happy tonight!

we are aboit to start canning potatoes.

thanks. we store them in the house. i can the small ones.

potato harvest!

squash is coming in

we cut the pork belly in sections small enough to fit in 1 gallon freezer bags and then rubbed them down as directed. the directions say they need to cure for a week in the fridge. i will likely flip them daily. stay tuned to see how it comes out.

so the directions say 16 oz is good for 25 lbs. we have nowhere near that much so a little math and i figured we use .64 oz per lb.

this is a write up on my home cured bacon ATTEMPT. i have no idea how it will go. here are the directions from the box i got from Amazon.

lamb is also delicious

welcome from Texas! it sounds like youre doing alot more than you give yourself credit for. we arent anywhere near self sufficient either, but i think we grow/raise around 40% of our food and it REALLY helps these days with groceries being so high $$$. goats are neat, but i choose rabbits and...