Garden Update: December 2024
Well, we've finally reached Winter here in Winnipeg. As I'm writing this, the city is digging itself out of a ...
How to Can Chicken (Raw Pack Method)
I'm sure many of you had a reaction when reading the title "How to Can Chicken". For many folks, I'm ...
How to Dry Chamomile Flowers for Tea
This year in the garden has seen us expand into other areas beyond simply preserving vegetables and fruit. We’ve been ...
Garden Update: November 2024
While stuff has stopped growing in the garden for weeks now, we’re still busy wrapping up the tail end of ...
How to Make Rhubarb Wine
When my husband and I started on our journey of urban homesteading, it was pretty basic. He wanted to grow ...
How to Can Rhubarb Juice
Every year we're faced with the same problem with the produce that we freeze—how the heck are we going to ...
Garden Update: October 2024
Things have been a bit quiet around the blog lately. That’s partly due to some employment changes (I took on ...
How to Make Bread and Butter Pickles
I've heard it said that in every relationship, there's one person who loves pickles and one person who hates pickles, ...
Garden Update: September 2024
While it seems this slow start to garden season this year delayed everything, it's yet to be seen if it ...