If you want to grow Carrots, you need to make sure that the ground they are going into is rock free. If there are rocks, your carrots will find a way to grow around them and you will end up with some funky looking carrots. Carrots like loose soil, so if you have a spot with loose soil to about a foot deep, put your Carrots in there. Aside from rock free soil, they are pretty easy to grow and … [Read more...]
How to Make Carrot Wine
Ever tried making Carrot Wine? If you have had a really good harvest this year, why not give it a try? Here's how to make carrot wine! This recipe is to make 5 gallons of Carrot wine. If you make less than that, make sure to decrease the amounts of ingredients properly. Get yourself the wine making equipment you will need and then get started. Since we grow all of our … [Read more...]
Cooking on the Wood Stove
Having a wood stove for heat is an wonderful thing - being able to cook on it is even better. We love cooking on the wood stove. But, our wood stove is NOT a cook stove, it is just a wood stove for heating our home. Doesn't matter! We are able to cook on it because our stove has a flat top. We have electric heat as well, although we don't even turn on the baseboard heaters unless it is -20C … [Read more...]