We routinely have honey that’s starting to crystallize, and people generally prefer to buy honey that is a clear golden liquid instead of an opaque pale yellow glob…myself included. So, we need to have a good way to decrystallize honey in large quantities on occasion. Honey that’s crystallized doesn’t mean it’s gone bad or spoiled […]
Our garden fruit and veggies are canned for the year. The problem is that we have to find places to store all these jars. They say you’re not supposed to stack home canned goods more than two flats high, because the excessive weight can compromise the seal on the lids. So, I wanted to build
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Tennessee has had some severe storms producing multiple tornadoes, and we are forcasted for more of the same within the next few days. We spent a couple tense hours at our neighbor’s storm cellar Wednesday night/ Thursday morning. So thankful for their hospitality. We went walking around our woods and found some debris pictured below.
During much of February neither Sarah nor myself were home very much. Sometimes when we are away the dogs remain tied up during the daytime and the chickens are confined to their run. Well, a young male cat started coming around to have a bite to eat and some fellowship with our 3 cats. Frank,
We usually inoculate at least 5 lbs of sawdust spawn every March. This year we will be inoculating Lion’s Mane mushroom spawn into tulip poplar, sweet gum, and beech logs. We will also be inoculating Shiitake mushroom spawn into red oak logs. We have harvested about 35 logs and cut them to be between 36
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Here is my list of non-fictions books covering themes such as human progress, societal challenges, psychology, history, environmental issues, and much more. If you feel like the world as presented by mainstream sources is lacking depth or isn’t congruent with your experiences, then you might find something of interest in the list below. Sorry for
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