HearthofCole

Prices are continuing to make us all wince at the store. Let's do something about that. By reducing your food waste, you get more food for the same money...that's a good start, right? How do you do that? Make stock from scraps. Here's my basic recipe: 1-2 lbs of leftover poultry bones and trimmings 1ish pounds of vegetable scraps (skins, ends, trimmings. They need to be dirt free) Water (depends on the size of your pot) 1-2 Tabledpoons thyme 1 Tablespoon rosemary 1 Tablespoon of peppercorns a few bay leaves salt to taste optional: 1 Tablespoon of apple cider vinegar 1 teaspoon sage 1 Tablespoon stinging nettles I use a 21 quart stockpot and after I add the ingredients, I fill the pot with water and put a lid on it. Simmer the whole mess together for 12-24 hours. I know it's a long time, but it is worth it. Then you can pressure can it if you want it to be shelf stable. If you have the freezer space, you can also freeze this just fine. The pressure canner I have, and love so much, is an All-American model 921. You can find them here: https://www.allamericancanner.com/All-American-21-Quart-Pressure-Canner.htm intro music: Xuxiao-a little trip outro music: Xuxiao- busy feet Edited by YouCut:https://youcutapp.page.link/BestEditor

She couldn't resist the allure of the wood pile.

Our Nigerian Dwarf bucks playing in the appropriate goat fashion.

A short video to make you feel better.

Winter has arrived here in Michigan. Since it's here, we made a cozy space for our egg-layers to weather it out. It's not fancy, but it does serve as a winter shelter. If it works out well, we may utilize it again next year. If it doesn't....well, then we adapt. Our ladies, and suspected gents, seem happy so far. We got the waterer at Tractor Supply. We did install a thermometer after I made this video. The coop averages 5-10° warmer than outside, so far.

I briefly talk about my favorite smell. What's yours?

We had a gun show-off at work for employees. We had a few awesome RSO's helping out behind the line. I had never shot this gun and so was a little nervous. I got over it 😁