Figs Are Rich and Tasty Fall Fruit Experience
Dori Fritzinger
October 9, 2013
Fresh figs eaten straight from the tree are delicious. Figs can also be canned or frozen to keep that tasty flavor all year long.
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My Kitchen Is Alive!
Hannah Breckbill
October 7, 2013
Hannah Breckbill is settling in for the winter season on her homestead. And she’s indulging her favorite food preservation technique: fermentation! Find out how to get into a pickle yourself.
Pumpkin Surprise At Barefoot Farm
Kathy Harrison
October 4, 2013
Organic gardner and preparation expert Kathy Harrison is surprised by the resiliency of the squashes in her homestead’s garden. And one bright surprise makes her day.
Pumpkins Are A Frugal Food
Pat Veretto
October 2, 2013
An average pumpkin will yield four to eight or more cups of pulp. Each cup is packed with fiber and Vitamin A.
Re-enactors Camp In Style With Help From Lehman’s!
cpthegreat
September 20, 2013
It’s challenging to keep up a “period correct” portrayal. But for us, it’s easy too! The difficult part is the research to make SURE that what we use is accurate in every detail. The easy part for us is that Lehman’s has many items that are necessary to carry off the illusion of living “back then.”
Word From The Range: Mark’s Still Looking For That Cowpony!
Karen Johnson
September 16, 2013
“It’s getting chilly to be sleeping out at night now, but everything is so beautiful. It’s so dark, because there aren’t any towns close. At night, I can see the entire Milky Way.”
Amish Family Develops, Designs, Builds Child’s Teepee Tents
Karen Johnson
September 13, 2013
Follow a country lane someday, and you’ll end up at a farmstead like the one Country Life visited recently. There, Sarah and her daughter Martha build our Child’s Teepee Tent.
Book Review: Seed To Seed
Kathy Harrison
September 11, 2013
If you are a gardener, large or small, I would HIGHLY recommend that you have a copy of Seed to Seed on your bookshelf. There’s a lot of satisfaction in breaking yourself from having to buy seeds every year. And this is just the resource you need to get started.
Backstage At Lehmans: Emergency Planning Audit
Karen Johnson
September 9, 2013
Lehman’s Country Life blog editor takes you through her family’s emergency plan, and sees where improvements can be made. How do you stack up?
Plan Now To Plant For Fall: Beating The Frost Down East
Kathy Harrison
September 4, 2013
It was really just two weeks ago that I was bemoaning the heat and here I sit, wearing a sweater and pulling out
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