Sharon Glasgow

The Vintage Kitchen – Canning Butter

08/13/2012

[tentblogger-youtube uQdrjKc2CTw] 1. You must use salted butter. 11 lbs will fill 12 pint jars. 2. Preheat oven to 275 degrees. Place cleaned pint size jars in oven for 20 minutes, without rings or seals. One pound of butter more than fills one pint jar. 3. While jars are in oven, melt butter in a pot slowly until it comes to a slow boil. Stir wel[...]

The Home of Our Happy Chickens: Our Portable Chicken Coop

07/16/2012

[tentblogger-vimeo 44258007] Video by Rachael Glasgow For years we enjoyed watching our chickens roam the property. It was great fun to see them running around and hearing the rooster cock-a-doodle-doo all over the farm. But, we had one major problem, at dusk chickens would get snatched by fox waiting for them in the fields, the only thing we would find of their[...]

Milking a Goat and Benefits of Unpasteurized Milk

07/11/2012

[tentblogger-vimeo 44214395] Today, I’d like for you to join me as we milk our goats! Watch this video, and you’ll be able to learn how to milk a goat yourself. One of the stories that I read that really made me want to try milking goats and having raw milk, was the story that happened in the 1300’s. The Bubonic plague came and hit Europe and killed 25 million peo[...]

When Temporal Things are Taken Away

07/03/2012

A storm hit Virginia Friday night taking out power lines with its winds gusting up to 75-100 miles an hour. It's Tuesday, and we still don't have power, water or internet. And on top of that, my computer was fried in the storm. It is interesting how quickly life can change -- in a split second. We have a gas-powered generator to keep a few things going like the re[...]

Copperhead Snake Struck Dale — Would you Pray?

06/29/2012

This morning I was praying outside at my favorite prayer spot. I heard the chickens making a big ruckus, but I kept praying. My cell phone rang. It was Dale. He said, "I need to you to come to the house right now." Concerned, I asked if something was wrong. He said, "I need to you to come now." I ran to the house as fast as I could. Dale was holdin[...]

Seedlings, Fertile Soil, and the Harvest

05/10/2012

The temperature, humidity, and sunshine in the house were just right for growth to start. Now the sprouts stand to attention, just waiting for rich soil to burrow their roots into for the growing season. Cultivating a garden is hard work, but I love seeing a seed sprout into a full blown plant and then become a produce machine. There’s nothing like bringing i[...]

The Adventure of Getting
the Milking Goat

05/04/2012

The Adventure of Getting <br>the Milking Goat

Typically before a trip, I look at the map and calculate the entire adventure ahead of time. This time we had been too busy and the morning we were leaving the internet was down, so I couldn’t “Map-Quest” the directions. Our ultimate purpose for the trip was to pick up a milking goat and 20 laying chickens. Since we rented a U-Haul van for the trip we thought we mig[...]

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