Finally, the tomatoes are getting some color. Still not enough to preserve yet, but hopefully soon… . At least enough to eat all we want.
My daughter is now old enough to do some preserving on her own, and she gets real interested if it’s something she actually grew. Sometimes I pay attention, sometimes [...]
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It all runs downhill
Posted in farm life, food preservation, scratch cooking, winter stores, tagged farm life, food preservation, winter stores, zero mile foodshed on August 25, 2008 | 5 Comments »
I guess it’s summer…
Posted in agriculture, biodynamic farming, cattle, farm as desired, farm life, frugal living, recipes, scratch cooking, sustainability, vegetables, wildlife, zero mile foodshed, tagged farm life, recipes, scratch cooking, wildlife on August 23, 2008 | 8 Comments »
The swallow’s favorite vantage point. Every morning they land here on the shop roof, to warm up and plan their day. The recent rains have caused a flush of insects, so they have been busy. We counted 120+ of barn swallows and violet-green swallows. It’s not unusual to see 50 or so swooping around the [...]
Making do
Posted in farm life, lost skills, recipes, scratch cooking, vegetables, wildlife, zero mile foodshed, tagged farm and forest, farm life, lost skills, recipes, scratch cooking, vegetables, zero mile foodshed on August 14, 2008 | 8 Comments »
I grew up eating out of our garden and orchard. Store bought didn’t happen very often. So, I don’t have any qualms about eating less than perfect looking food. With food prices on the rise and more people gardening, people will have to get used to blemished food. (Pesticides aren’t good for you, and sometimes it is easier to just [...]
Apricot Jam recipe
Posted in canning, farm life, food preservation, recipes, scratch cooking, winter stores, tagged canning, farm life, recipes on August 3, 2008 | 6 Comments »
Here it is, Tansy, in all it’s runny glory. Be forewarned I don’t follow every rule or recipe.
So I made this one up. We rarely eat bread, and most of the “jam” I make, ends up in yogurt or on ice cream, or in apricot bars. We favor taste, over concrete-like jam. Maybe I should [...]
Busy
Posted in agriculture, farm life, personal, recipes, scratch cooking, tagged agriculture, farm life, farm tips, International Harvester, personal, recipes on July 11, 2008 | 8 Comments »
This is my view of late… running on empty!
Trying to stay out of the danger zone.
Weeding, haying, planting, fertilizing, not blogging and trying to cook some food up for hay hauling.
I usually fall back on junk food for snacks at this time of year. I’m still cooking it from scratch, but it is comfort food for [...]
For Father’s Day
Posted in early days, easily amused, farm life, frugal living, personal, scratch cooking, tagged early farm life, farm life, frugality, recipes, scratch cooking, unschooling on May 29, 2008 | 7 Comments »
I just wanted to share a few recipes that keep the father here, in a good mood.
Here is a recipe for Rhubarb Sherbet that utilizes a base that can be frozen during times of abundance and then made up as needed. This is a popular recipe at our house, on Father’s Day.
RHUBARB SHERBET from Cooking [...]
More rhubarb
Posted in canning, family cow, farm as desired, farm life, food preservation, frugal living, heirloom fruit, lost skills, recipes, scratch cooking, sustainability, winter stores, zero mile foodshed, tagged canning, family cow, farm cooking, farm life, food preservation, frugal living, heirloom fruit, homesteading, recipes, scratch cooking, self-sufficiency, zero on May 14, 2008 | 3 Comments »
While chained to the stove today, I was able to do other tasks that might come in handy if “someone” has her calf! Ooops - I’m talking about it!
♥ Boiled a kettle of potatoes in their jackets for hash browns, these will keep in the fridge for 4 or 5 days. Very handy, just saute [...]
Let the preserving begin
Posted in canning, farm as desired, farm dogs, farm life, food preservation, frugal living, heirloom fruit, recipes, scratch cooking, sustainability, winter stores, zero mile foodshed, tagged canning, farm dogs, farm living, food preservation, frugal living, healthy food, heirloom fruit, lost skills, preserving, recipes, self-sufficiency, winter stores, zero mile foodshed on May 13, 2008 | 8 Comments »
One of my favorite things is to lie in bed at night and listen for the “Kerr-plink” of my canning jars sealing. The rhubarb is starting to bolt, so it was fish or cut bait. A quick inventory told me that I still had rhubarb in the freezer from last year and canned rhubarb sauce [...]
What we’re eating, the transition.
Posted in canning, early days, farm as desired, farm life, food preservation, frugal living, greenhouse, heirloom fruit, lost skills, scratch cooking, sustainability, vegetables, winter stores, zero mile foodshed, tagged canning, early farm life, farm life, food preservation, frugal living, heirloom fruit, lost skills, over-winter vegetables, sustainability, vegetable gardening, vegetables, winter stores, zero mile foodshed on May 3, 2008 | 11 Comments »
JETTA UPDATE: Still waiting…
The garden of last year is a dim memory except for my hieroglyphic garden notes, and a few choice and not so choice tidbits.
Jonathan (old style), picked October 2007.
These were stored on the north side porch all winter. Sunlight never reaches this side of the house, so the temperature does not flucuate very [...]
Sticker shock
Posted in farm life, frugal living, pastured poultry, scratch cooking, winter stores, zero mile foodshed, tagged pastured poultry, zero mile foodshed, farm life, frugal living, chicks on April 29, 2008 | 6 Comments »
Chicks are here!
These guys and gals were hatched yesterday in Walla Walla and were here by 5:30 am this morning. It’s hard to believe in 8 weeks they’ll be in our freezer. They will still be peeping, just babes, a product of science. Short on feathers and looks, but long on meat. They will be [...]
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