They will rebuild the ruined cities and live in them. They will plant vineyards and drink their wine; they will make gardens and eat their fruit.
Yesterday was a busy day, we were racing to get the buckwheat harvested and under cover before the rain. We got it off the ground, but only by chopping it up with the lawnmower, and bagging it, and then dumping it on a tarp in the shop. Threshing by hand is just too slow, An… Continue reading Building a Winnowing Frame
Honey Whole wheat garlic bread, last of the rolls, and what’s left of our squash spice muffins.
It was a little late, some of the seeds had already started to drop on the ground, but we finally got to it. Amaranth is a flowering, pseudo grain, it produces a very tiny seed. Actually, come to think of it about the size of a mustard seed. Pretty drama, free to grow, and harvesting… Continue reading Harvesting Amaranth
We harvested one of the Georgia candy roaster hubbard squashes a few weeks back, just to try it out. It has been sitting in the garage ever since because we have not had an opportunity to cook it. It is rather a large squash and we didn't want 10 LBs of leftovers. It's almost as… Continue reading Georgia Candy Roaster bake.
It looks like the hens are done with their molt and are back on their laying. We are up over 2 dozen a day again. Anyone want an omelette?
Finally got back out in the field with the two middlest kinder, and we were able to get the last of the main wooden posts in. This perimeter fence has been a work-in-various-stages-of-progress since we bought the place. We have been really pushing to get the perimeter fences fixed and finished, so that we can… Continue reading Last posts are in
This was not a very restful weekend. We try very hard to make Sunday a day of rest, and avoid any weekday work. Unfortunately, the world is not so oriented. It was a drill weekend, so Daddy was off doing army stuff. The kids took the opportunity to be unusually rambunctious. The baby decided not… Continue reading Millions of peaches
It has been a crazy busy and stressful week/weekend/week so far. Too much going on. Quick update, the house garden is completely taken out except for the tomatoes. One clearing the beds we found we had an issue with tree roots. There’s a large old maple in the yard, and apparently, when we extended the… Continue reading Sowing Oats
Busy day in the garden today. Still having issues with blossom end rot on the tomatoes, and then, with all the rain we’ve gotten for the last two days a bunch of them are starting to split. Pigs made out like bandits. Still several quarts worth saving. Ellie washed them and we cored them to… Continue reading I been picking beans
Little Farm in the Big City 