Update On Our Little Urban Farm

Here are a few pictures of our new chicks and how they are growing.

This is an updated picture of our plantings.

Hi Little Goats

Just a few more pics of the goats.

Adventures in Canning!

So I found some organic roma tomatoes on sale through my co op that I purchase organic food through. Well what do you do with 33 pounds of tomatoes? Why you make tomato sauce! The funny part to all of this is that I do not know how to can tomatoes. Well of course I do what everyone else does when you do not know how to do something. I you tube it! Through my internet searches I found out that using a hot water bath may not be the safest way to can tomatoes. Due to the fact that they walk the fine line of acidity, a water bath canner might not kill bacteria and other bad things. So I went out and made the purchase of a pressure canner. I did not mind the cost because it will be used bunches. Well back to my tomatoes.....

First I had to clean, blanch and peel 33 pounds of tomatoes! That took a couple of hours because it was only me. The picture above is only a sample of the amount of tomatoes I processed.

This is the canner I purchased from our local Walmart for around $70 including taxes. I of course am new to canning so I had to purchase more jars. A package of 12 pint size jars was only $7. So that is not too bad because I can reuse them every year. I only will have to purchase new lids.

Here are the tomatoes cooking down. Don't they look delish!

This is a video clip of my pressure canner. I have never used a pressure canner before and I thought it might would take off like a rocket. But everything worked out fine! 

NEXT ON THE CANNING AGENDA: PEARS!

Memorial Fig Tree

This is the fig tree that I planted in memory of my best friends mom that passed away a year ago. It was planted on March 4.

Our Container Garden Started

This is the start to our container garden. We planted it with seeds. So now we wait!

New Chicks!

We bought four new chicks for the flock. They are straight run crested. So we do not know if they are roosters or hen. I hope they are all hens.

Pallet Compost Bin

This is the start of my compost bin made from pallets. I like to recycle/reuse things for my projects with minimal wood purchases. I will post another picture when it is complete.