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.
We hosted Lords Day, not too long back and decided to try making the bread from fresh ground flour. It takes about 15 minutes to grind enough flour for a large loaf of chala bread. Adam had it mostly done before I even got inside, but his comment was, “that’s good cardio! That’s a bunch… Continue reading Bread and Lamb Breast
This is the sound... https://videopress.com/v/oMwUm3Cl?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&posterUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fvideos.files.wordpress.com%2FoMwUm3Cl%2Fimg_1412_mp4_std.original.jpg&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true Of a perfectly cured Georgia Candy Roaster. It got rave reviews. You'll just have to trust us. It was a most beautiful pie.
I subscribe to an online (and print) magazine called "Cultivate" by homesteader and food journalist Holly Hickam, produced by the School of Traditional Skills. If you are at all interested in food, homesteading, or food freedom, you should totally subscribe as well. The weekly newsletters are a very entertaining read. In last week's issue she… Continue reading Old Timey Pumpkin Pie
An omelette made with farm fresh eggs, the filling is bacon from the Meishan pigs, stirfry with onions, sun-dried tomatoes, fresh basil. Bon appétit
One of our favorite summer dishes (and hopefully winter dishes, if our winter beets do well this year) is "Butter Beets." We call it this because we usually made it with butter, but this week we were too pressed for time and made it differently, which we will describe for your consideration. Harvesting supper! Typically… Continue reading Butter Beets (only not really).
We had a wonderful squash harvest this year, but now we are having trouble keeping it. Pumpkins and winter squash are suppose to be harvested before the first frost, and allowed to cure in warm temperatures (>80 degrees) in the direct sunlight for a week or two before being put into storage at 50-55 degrees… Continue reading Moldy Squash
Little Farm in the Big City 
