Cam and Miss E are back, and this week Miss E has recipes for making terrific tomato sauce and a Ukrainian egg cheese, while Cam’s got the scoop on the upcoming World Shooting Championship in West Virginia, plus updates from homesteaders and fellow fools from around the country! 

Miss E is mourning the passing and celebrating the life of her Great Aunt Pearl, who just passed away.  From teaching Miss E traditional Ukranian recipes to helping her learn to sew, Pearl helped Miss E become the badass woman she is today. Come honor a life well lived on this episode of 40 Acres & a Fool. 

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Okay, so the podcast isn’t going to totally be about tomatoes, but Cam and Miss E are genuinely excited to be overwhelmed by the amount of ripe tomatoes on the vine (and the kitchen counter, and the window sills, and in the fridge). Miss E has a recipe for a cooling summer soup, Cam’s got stories from his trip to Bristol for the Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race, and there are tall tales and updates from fellow fools across the country as well. 

Why did the chickens stop laying?  Sounds like a bad joke, but it’s a real issue for Cam and Miss E.  Is it heat?  Mites?  Intra-flock personality conflicts in the coop?  Fellow fowl-raisers from around the country are offering tips for our hosts.  Meanwhile, the pair are celebrating the first tomatoes and peppers of the year, the first rainfall in weeks, and their 20th wedding anniversary on this week’s 40 Acres and a Fool. 

Cam Edwards and Miss E talk about their flourishing garden. They are so pround of their tomatoes as well as their new found peppers, which started growing on their own. The DIY Duo are currently in the procces of "Brining" peppers to make their famous hot sauce with peppers as hot as the Ghost Pepper. Miss E explains the hot sauce making process and the best way to brine the peppers.

Cam Edwards and Miss E are becoming more and more frustrated by the fact that their chickens are not producing any eggs. It's been weeks and weeks but still no eggs. They are trying every trick of the trade to help their little hens to prosper. That's not the only issues the two are having on the farm. Miss E has been dealing with hearing loss but is tryin her best to make the most of it with the aid of her out- of-this-world Ear Buds that help her to hear less ringing. Those are just a few of the many things happening on the 40 Acres farm.

Cam and Miss E are back at the picnic table, with Miss E relaxed and refreshed after a visit to an historic Virginia mountain resort.  Meanwhile, threats to the garden are emerging; squash bugs are laying eggs on the pumpkin patch, deer are nibbling on pepper plants, and tomatoes are showing signs of the dreaded Blossom End Rot. How to fight back and keep your garden on track, plus much more on this edition of 40 Acres and a Fool.