Unfortunately there is always a lesson to learn, and on Saturday night Jon and I learned how to wash a dog that was sprayed by a skunk. What we thought was going to be a relaxing night turned into a mess. We were sitting in the living room talking to a friend that stopped by [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Fix-it’
How to de-skunk your dog
Posted in Backyard, Fix-it, Lessons Learned, Pets, tagged Fix-it, Lessons Learned on September 7, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Canning fail
Posted in Canning, Fix-it, Jelly/Jam, Lessons Learned, tagged Canning, Fix-it, Jelly on August 2, 2010 | 4 Comments »
I had high hopes when I picked about 90 pounds of nectarines on Sunday morning. I planned to make jam and can the fruit in a light syrup to enjoy all winter long. Unfortunately, something went terribly wrong. I made one batch of jam and canned 7 quarts in syrup last night. The jam is like [...]
Chicken Coop
Posted in Chicken Coop, Chickens, Fix-it, tagged Chickens, Coop, Farm, Fix-it on June 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
We got our chicks much later than normal in Upstate New York. We decided in March that we wanted to get some chickens and dip our toes into this whole farming thing. We had a chicken coop and figured it would be easy enough to get a few chickens and test the waters. Unfortunately, the week after we [...]
Search
-
What’s new on the farm
Calendar
June 2012 S M T W T F S « May 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Farming Lessons
Check it out:
