I have the best of intentions of keeping up with the blog side of farming. All too often the work side has me up and down with the sun – the bits of rest I snatch during the day are consumed by meals and loving on our house pups. So here comes an attempt toContinue reading “Where does the time go?!?!”
Category Archives: Vegetables
Field Update
I have a love/hate relationship with my vegetable field. I love the challenges of clearing land that is overgrown with clover, ragweed, grass, and maple trees – but I hate when it starts to get the best of me! This time of year it’s a bit of a race to get land cleared and plantsContinue reading “Field Update”
Field Planting
Spring planting has finally begun! I absolutely love this time of year – the richness of well composted soil, healthy worms wiggling as I turn the ground, the hopefulness of putting a seed into the land and waiting for it to grow. I’m always amazed by what can be planted in March and April –Continue reading “Field Planting”
Growing Starter Plants Indoors
February may have the fewest days, but it feels like the longest month to me. I’m ready to get back to soil tending, weed pulling, setting up new teepees and all the other joys of fieldwork. In reality, it’s a month with frequent snows, cold days, bitter winds – and the ground is still frozen!Continue reading “Growing Starter Plants Indoors”
Salsa
Salsa made with homegrown herbs and veggies is an explosion of flavor that will change your life. I love adding a bit to scrambled or fried eggs, topping beans and rice with it, or scooping it up with my favorite tortilla chip. Preserving my salsa means easy fall/winter meals of chili – just add aContinue reading “Salsa”
Eggs for Sale!
It amazes me how fast chicks become hens – I got my girls in February and they’ve been steadily laying eggs for the last month. My egg sales are up and running – and I’m breathing a hearty sigh of relief at the income. Gold Comets start laying at four months of age – mostContinue reading “Eggs for Sale!”
Pickles
I love dill pickles, and it’s such a pleasure to make my own. I am having tremendous success this year and have already made 11 pints of dill pickles – its so nice to make them a single batch at a time rather than spend an entire day over the stove. Pickle making is anContinue reading “Pickles”
First Fruits
The work of the last 8 months is starting to pay off – the garden is bursting with ripening produce! It is well worth the work when fresh tomatoes, squash, cucumbers, and more begins to fill my table. I started tomato seeds back in March and the plants are ridiculously healthy and strong – smellingContinue reading “First Fruits”
Spring Planting
The last two weeks have been a blur, what with field clearing, veg bed construction, installing seedlings I started growing in February, and planting seed. I’m pleasantly exhausted and excited to watch things grow. Clearing the field is labor intensive – the space has grown over with trees, grasses, flowers, and shrubs. Trees stumps mustContinue reading “Spring Planting”
Tomatoes and Peppers
I grew up with fresh tomatoes – dad worked a huge garden in our backyard – and there is nothing like the warm juicy goodness rolling down your chin. Windowsills held nearly ripened fruit safely away from squirrels. It’s no surprise, then, that tomatoes may be my most favorite vegetable. Tomatoes and peppers find theirContinue reading “Tomatoes and Peppers”
