How to Pressure Can Green Beans!

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Another video on how to store food for long term! I hope you enjoyed the last post on making your own apple spice cake in a jar!

In this one I show you how to pressure can green beans in mason jars. Every veggie is a little different on the canning requirements so [...]

Mushroom Hunting and Foraging in the Colorado Rockies!

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I took me a while to compile this video but I think you will enjoy it!

We have a wealth of wild mushrooms that grow in the forest canopy around our home and I have been itching for someone who really knows what they are doing to teach us about them (as well [...]

Bicycle Tire Rubber Bands! A Great way to Re-Use!

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Here is a great way to keep those blown bicycle tires out of the land fill! If you get creative in the way you cut these you can make a very wide variety of band sizes. These are great to stick in a baggie and in a kitchen drawer!

If you have more [...]

High Altitude Perennials, Raspberries and Blueberries!

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This is a pretty short video of my daughter and I planting our first perennials! The whole family loves raspberries and blueberries, and trust me, buying them from the store in Colorado you pay for them dearly!

Raspberries grow wild where we live but you better pay close attention! A friendly bear, experienced [...]

Dehydrate Strawberries (Oven Method)

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Sorry, been a little slow on posts lately, but trust me, not short on creating content! I just need to get it edited and uploaded for all of you to enjoy!

I made the following video because it seems like I see containers of strawberries in the ‘bargain bin’ a lot here in [...]

Crochet Tutorial, Granny Squares!

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Here is the second of the crochet videos which were filmed when Lex and I went to visit my mom (Grandma) and her home near Phoenix, AZ.

The first video we made which is more for true beginners is here – Beginner Crochet Lesson

The granny square pattern is pretty neat as it [...]

Small Container Garden Update, Nice Wheels!

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Just a quick update on the small container garden experiment. Everything is actually going pretty well! We just need some warmer weather to get these ‘puppies’ outside for some nice sun more often!

As it stands these containers are a little to heavy for either of the girls to move unless they drag [...]

Beginner Crochet Lesson!

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This is a quick video on how to get started in the world of crochet!

This video was filmed during a spring break vacation to my mom’s house in Phoenix, AZ. Lexi and I went for a week-long visit and had a blast. We made three videos: how to microwave corn on the [...]

Use Your Oven To Dehydrate

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One of the coolest methods of food storage out there is dehydration. The results are typically long-lasting and delicious. However I think there is a misconception that you need some fancy gadget to accomplish the process when you really don’t!

So, in this post I show you how to use a standard oven [...]

High Altitude, Staged, Container Gardening Part 2!

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I thought it would be a good time to do an update to my first container gardening video.

Things are going great. I am very proud to have some small plants going strong, and it is not even April yet (this is a big deal at 9000 ft)!

I still bring my container [...]