A few years back, Kirk surprised me with a present - to go with my FoodSaver vacuum sealer machine. It was this: Until he handed me the FoodSaver Wide-Mouth Jar Sealer and the FoodSaver Wide-Mouth Jar Sealer, I had no idea I could use my Vac sealer to seal mason jars. It was a game changer… Continue reading Suburban Homesteading: Preserving Seeds For Longer-term Storage
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The Teal Pumpkin Project
The Teal Pumpkin Project? Maybe you have seen this pop up on Facebook, or in the news this past week. And you might wonder just what it is. It is an easy (and fun!) way to share with your community this Halloween that you care and support about others. Click through the link here, or… Continue reading The Teal Pumpkin Project
Building Never Free, Or Rather, A Garden
Every time I open up one of my backwoods, rural living, and/or gardening magazines, there is often some hobby farm being talked about. The "farms" always have eye rolling names like "Ever~Free" or "Petunia Hills". Or something that makes me want to blech a bit. No farm or garden is free in the literal sense.… Continue reading Building Never Free, Or Rather, A Garden
DIY Wee One House
Inspired by Cool Stuff for Your Garden: Creative Handmade Projects for Kids, I decided we had to try our hand at the Magical Fairy House on page 14. Which became my DIY Wee One House - something for the gnomes in the yard! And fine, I'll admit I did this as a project for me… Continue reading DIY Wee One House