Should You Check Your Home for Radon?

January was Radon Action Month. As we finish up January and head into February, let's take a moment to raise awareness of this problem. ...

Spicy Plum Chutney

Image from Wikimedia Commons When I first started developing an interest in canning, I was looking for a way to preserve some of the fruit o...

Spicy Ginger Applesauce

I'm busy catching up on a few projects, so another fluffy post today. Haven't posted much on gardening or canning this year, so thou...

Have an Emergency Food and Water Reserve

The view out my back window earlier this week; that's nearly a foot of snow People amaze me sometimes. Usually that's in positive wa...

Trench Composting

Do you compost your food and garden waste? For years we didn't. I wanted to, but my husband was convinced it would be too messy and woul...