Hi Kathy, We live in Northeast MA, but do our farming just over the state line in NH. Can't afford our own farm around here, and dh's job requires him to stay...
Hi everybody! Question here: I was checking out the White Egret website and came across the following: "We do not add any Streptococcus thermophilus or...
... Dahlia, something about the round shape of the S. thermophilus bacteria causes some concern. I'm a little fuzzy on why but I think its because most...
HI Vivian I spent many years living near Boston Ma and still have family living there. I also spent 22 years on the Southern Seacoast of NH. I am glad you have...
Hi Kathy, I am originally from Maine and I miss it terribly, but right now I live on the Gulf Coast down here in Mississippi. Where crawfish are eaten as well...
Lisa wrote: I just don't know what the fire ants would do to them ****************************************************************************************** ...
Hi Lisa Ahhhhaaaaa ...were head'n into mud season .......LOL Need some knee high boots.... We live near Bangor...where it got to be 25 below zero several years...
To all, I'm making sauerkraut in a plastic (yech) bucket. I have a bowl on the top to push the brine up and a weight in the bowl. Every day, the bowl fills...
From: "Darrell" lazlo75501@... ... concern ... Also, ... Darrell, thanks for the info...I will check into it. I'm kind of interested in this topic but...
I also spent 22 years on the Southern Seacoast of NH. I am glad you have some land to do farming on in NH. Kathy From Maine ************* Thanks, Kathy. If...
Hi Shelley, I have tried mixing the mounds several times. As far as I can tell they just move and make bigger mounds. I don't care about them too much over...
I pour a nice big pot of boiling water into the mound. It works most of the time. The only problem I have is the number of mounds. Sherri [Non-text portions...
I went to Master Gardener School through our local extension and learned that one mound can have up to 12 Queens. No wonder they're so POed...LOL! To my...
Boiling water...I can do this to my compost pile. I hate to kill any good stuff with it, though, I guess the composting cycle will continue. I just have to...
I love this book. The only problem I've had so far was in the sourdough section. Not only was my starter kind of questionable, but the recipe I followed for...
Hello, I am new to the group, and will just be lurking/reading for a while to learn. We live in the southeast and have three teens. I have candida, and went on...
Yep... coconut kefir seems to be helping my IV antibiotic induced issues (yeast and clostridium) rather nicely... both ends are eating it right now... more...
Suisan: I guess that to gain weight you may have to do some weight training as well as eating healthy foods. Not being too thin , I can' recommend a good way...
Hello everyone, I thought I would give you a suggestion, in aussie for a organic insec., we use Molassas and it also is wonderful as a fertilizer too. Mix...
... If you find one, let us all know! I'd like to get one to play with too! But note that you don't need one - I use small to large glass jars for kraut and...
... Can you see the list of files with descriptions? If so, then you should be able to download them. If it is the .pdf files you can't download (e.g. Heidi's...
Firstly, Myself in relation to the group. More than 20 years making sauerkraut, vinegars, kombucha, wines, beers etc. More than 10 years making Kimchi, and ...
... Heidi Jean Heidi Jean, In NT, Sally recommends Azomite--do you know how this compares to pascalite? I mean if I had azomite, would I be duplicating things...
