Today: 5 more 1/2 pints of wild grape jelly – that’s the last of the juice from the grapes growing wild in the backyard. Went to the Wyandotte Farmers market and got some more small potatoes to can (6 pints). 4 more pints of pickles from the last cucumbers from my garden. Glad I canned [...]
Yesterday I reorganized the pantry AGAIN! I moved the jams, relishes and pickles to the chiffrobe in the living room because I will need to be able to get to them for gifting and the pantry was just too full to do that easily. In the pantry I have tomatoes, juice, white potatoes, sweet potatoes, [...]
After doing some research, I determined that the grapes growing on my shrubs were fox grapes (wild grapes), common in the US. They are pretty sour to eat off the vine, but I decided to try and make some jelly with them. I am really glad I did, as the jelly is delicious! So I [...]
This vine grows like crazy between my garage and the fence where there is only about 1 foot of space to move around in. The vines grow out and over the large shrubs, and over the garage. There are these tiny grape-like things which look like concord grapes except that they are so small. I [...]
Last week I decided I really needed to get a pressure canner this year. I tried several stores in the area, no luck. Lots of jars, water bath canners, and supplies, but no pressure canners. I had to go all the way out to the Trenton Walmart and they had ONE which I promptly bought. [...]
1 cup olive oil 1 cup coconut oil 1/4 cup lye 1 cup rainwater
I have been growing vegetable gardens in my backyard for several years, each year the gardens get a little bigger. I have installed 3 rain barrels and a few compost piles. I don’t have any alternate energy sources, or farm type animals (chickens or goats). But I like to think I am homesteading to the [...]
…that someone would think that they could own the terms “urban homestead” and “urban homesteading” ® . And these someones are not big corporations, but just a family who homesteads in their little Pasadena, CA backyard and have gotten a lot of acknowledgement via their blog, press, and tv. This family was a very big [...]
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