Make Homemade Sweet Tamales
Want to know how to make homemade sweet tamales? We have a couple of recipes.
Tips from the Homestead
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A sight that will sink a farmer’s stomach.
Too much feed can hurt your animals, especially sheep and goats. No farmer wants to see their goats and sheep in the feed room.
Embrace the Suck
I am sore, cold, depressed, and sad today. Winter finally showed up at our farm. Rumors of -7 degree temperatures are more realistic than they should be. When the animals are unhappy you want to fix it. I want to wrap them all up in a blanket. My wife made the decision to bring our …
Quickly Make Exquisite 3 Ingredient Egg Drop Soup
Cold weather is here. With the arrival of cold weather, most of us like to have a nice bowl of hot soup when the days are frigid. So, I thought I would share my favorite 3 ingredient egg drop soup recipe with you all. So, here’s what you are going to need to make this …
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How to Grow and Sell Sweet Potato Slips
I love to grow and sell sweet potato slips! This is one of my favorite spring time activities, even though it involves a fair amount of time and work. “Slip” is the most common term used for “cutting,” in sweet potato nomenclature. Sweet potatoes are grown from slips and the majority of those who grow sweet potatoes …
Why You Should Carry a Multi-tool
If you do almost anything with your hands, whether it be on the farm, the garden or DIY projects in the home, you should carry a multi-tool. Almost anyone could use a multi-tool. “Multi-tool” is a term which describes a handheld, folding tool with multiple “blades,” or attachments. Some multi-tools are knives, by all rights. …
Sweet Potatoes as Ornamentals
In gardening forums I often find the question about whether the ornamental varieties of sweet potatoes produce good roots for the kitchen. Some gardeners wonder if ornamental sweet potatoes are good to eat but how many have considered regular sweet potatoes for ornamental use? Many years ago, when I first saw ornamental sweet potatoes, I …
Why Diversity Matters with Sweet Potatoes
The topic of sweet potato diversity is pretty obscure. If they think about it at all, most folk believe that the extent of it is that there are some red colored sweet potatoes beside the regular orange ones, found in the supermarket. Don’t let the supermarket fool you. Sweet potatoes are far more diverse than …
The Value of “Feel Good Crops”
Some years ago I think I actually coined the term, “feel good crop.” You see, here in Oklahoma we garden in an extreme environment. We hold the continental US record for the hottest 40 days and nights in a row and, I’ve seen colder winters here than we ever saw on the East Coast. We …
Ornamental Squash and Pumpkins as Food
Let’s talk about ornamental squash and pumpkins as food. Have you ever noticed that in late summer many beautiful squash and pumpkins appear in the produce section? Not many people purchase them for food, and, judging by the price, I can understand. They’re usually quite expensive! However few realize that they can be used for food, …