Archive for the ‘Garden’ Category

Pickled Peppers

All the peppers have been picked. Now for the “pickling”. They will be hot and spicy and great on top of a pizza. I always make an extra batch for my son, John. He eats them with a fork right out of the jar. These peppers are serious HOT . The real deal. They are […]

September 15, 2011 · Sarah · No Comments
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Gathering Herbs

The weather guy says that we will have frost on Thursday. That means the last of the herb gathering is going on today. I picked bunches of basil, tied them up and hung them from the ceiling in the entry way. Next to the Basil, hangs the parsley, sage, dill, lemon verbena and lavender. The […]

September 14, 2011 · Sarah · No Comments
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What To Do With Weeds

Bob has been weeding all day. Bless him! Our weeds are recycled into the compost pile, into the sheep, into the chickens and even into the rabbits. No use letting all that “food” go to waste. The garden is looking good again. Thanks Bob, you are the MAN!

August 27, 2011 · Sarah · No Comments
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The Year of the Cucumber

This is the year of the cucumber. I have never, no never, had so many cucumbers. They are green and gorgeous. We eat cucumbers for lunch, cucumbers for snacks, and cucumbers for dinner. I have invented all kinds of new cucumber salad recipes. (new dressings too) Every Friday morning, I take a bushel of cucumbers […]

August 19, 2011 · Sarah · No Comments
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My Garlic

I got the garlic sorted as to size and it is spread out on trays to dry out. We have the best garlic harvest ever, and will increase the size of our garlic patch next year. Garlic is planted in October and harvested the following August. I can almost smell the spaghetti sauce. Yum!

August 5, 2011 · Sarah · No Comments
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Garlic

Bob and our friend from Texas, Claire, are dodging rain drops and pulling up the garlic. I will sort it for size and spread it out on trays for drying. The plan is to keep some to eat, keep some for seed next year, and sell some on the web site. I will sell seed […]

August 2, 2011 · Sarah · No Comments
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Dinner From the Garden

It is soooo good, fried green tomatoes, cold slaw, broccoli, and fresh blueberrys for dinner. One of my favorite things is to go out and pick lunch and then go back out and pick dinner. I love it!

July 29, 2011 · Sarah · No Comments
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Kraut

Today is the day of the “Kraut”. Bob will pick the cabbages and haul them into the kitchen for processing. The old crock will be cleaned out, and the “stomper’ will be washed off. We will layer cabbage and salt and cabbage and salt and cabbage and salt until the crock is full. (30 gallons) […]

July 28, 2011 · Sarah · No Comments
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Kale Because

We grow Blue Kale, Red Russian Kale, and Wild Garden Kale. It is best used raw in a salad when the leaves are little. As they grow, stir fry them in olive oil, with garlic and onions. Cruciferous vegetables reduce oxidative stress and therefore may help protect against cancer. ( Web MD.com) Kale is super […]

July 19, 2011 · Sarah · No Comments
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Broccoli Because

Broccoli is a cruciferous vegetable. It contains vitamins, nutrients, fiber and photo chemicals that are soooo good for you. Nutrition experts say these things are good for fighting cancer as well as heart disease. In studies by the American Institute of Cancer Research report that cruciferous veggies have stopped growth of cancer cells in tumors […]

July 18, 2011 · Sarah · No Comments
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