Our little Sweet Pea, hatched in the coop at the end of June is moving up in the world. When we left for vacation a couple weeks ago she was just learning how to get up on a roost. She was on the lowest rung, trying to make herself invisible so the big hen next … Continue reading Sweet Pea is Moving Up in the World
Month: August 2017
Ground Cherry Pie
The abundance of ground cherries in my garden continues to nudge me towards finding creative recipes and uses for them. I haven't yet made salsa but I did find a pie recipe that we enjoyed. We thought it was worth saving to make again so I thought I'd also share it with you. I found … Continue reading Ground Cherry Pie
Market Day
It's that time again. Come see me here in New Richmond today, corner of Center and Walnut Streets. We will be here 10:30-2:30 today. I have 5 kinds of fresh baked bread, jams, jellies, fresh picked veggies, gifts and cards.
Fermented Pepper Mix
In my most recent Mother Earth News, I read an article by Kirsten Shockey, author of the book Fiery Ferments. It was about how to ferment peppers in various mixes for later use in recipes. The author made the point that you can only eat so many pickled peppers (I know how that is!) but if … Continue reading Fermented Pepper Mix
Abundant Tomatoes Class
This evening I tried something new and drove down to the Civic Garden Center for a class called Abundant Tomatoes. The teacher shared a lot of good info about growing tomatoes liked how they are pollinated, what makes certain varieties heirlooms, why you can't save seeds from hybrids, what types of nutrients tomatoes need from … Continue reading Abundant Tomatoes Class
What a week away from the farm looks like
Well we are home from our time away and buried under the effects of being gone a week. This is what a week away from the farm in early August looks like... I washed 1,213 eggs in the last two days. My husband asked me if I had nightmares about eggs last night. Wouldn't surprise … Continue reading What a week away from the farm looks like
Homemade Fruit Roll Up
I was so excited when I found a small dehydrator at Goodwill for just $14! So many new possibilities for food preservation open up with this new tool. I brought it home and immediately loaded it up with a little of this and a little of that to experiment and see how different fruits came … Continue reading Homemade Fruit Roll Up
Plan(t)ing for Future Happiness
This trip to the lakehouse, I did some planning for future happiness by planting food bearing bushes and trees in our yard. First of all I brought with us a small cherry tree that began here last summer. My mother-in-law and I brought a huge bag of cherries back with us from the traverse city … Continue reading Plan(t)ing for Future Happiness
Tomato Season Begins Again
When the tomatoes begin to ripen it puts me in my happy place. Nothing beats a fresh-from-the-garden tomato. This year I started my tomatoes from seed in my office. I chose seven varieties for different uses: one for salsa making, one for sauce making, several for slicing, one with little salad tomatoes... They thrived under … Continue reading Tomato Season Begins Again
Corn Cob Jelly
We are up at the lakehouse this week and I found some beautiful locally grown sweet corn to have with dinner the other night. The kernels were so juicy and sweet that I decided to try making some jelly from the leftover cobs. First step is to put the cobs in just enough water to … Continue reading Corn Cob Jelly
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