Well it's 4am, can't sleep due to the sound of ice rain pelting the house. Hubby was out on the roof this afternoon clearing off an accumulation of s...

Canned 10 qt jars of pulled porkCanned 20 pt jars of spaghetti sauce10 pairs wool socks10 cans thrive instant milk

Update on the Potting shed/summer kitchenBeen quite the project and coming along - long way from the falling down shed it was! Insulation and panelin...

We heat with wood (though "officially" our heat is oil forced furnace). The house is 2600 sqft built in 1885, updated with excellent insulation which...

Cider press, crusher, buckets... waiting apples to ripen!!

Its here!!!!We picked up my Findlay Condor cookstove tonight!! yippee. Shortly to insulate and panel the inside of the shed then place the stove.... ...

Adding this here as there was some discussion on out door bread/pizza ovens - just for motivationPizza Dough - Makes three thin crust pizzasIngredient...

Of note, when I make the mixes (ie dry ingredients) for meals in jars I am vacuum sealing using a Foodsaver vacuum sealer with the jar attachments. Y...

Here are some sites for meal in a jar recipies using freeze dried and dehydrated foods. Being new to Thrive foods I went through and picked some reci...

thanks all, excellent ideas that I definately will put to use. Plant pots is a great one and as they are just plain white they look good too. I thin...

more canning lids, and jars1st pic of the summer kitchen/potting shed is on the Outdoor kitchen thread

so for the three years we've lived here Ive had this broken down shed, more like a small barn. Its about 16' x12' with a loft that went the entire le...