Posted in locavore, gardens, family, eat local on Jul 5th, 2008
We had a great Fourth of July here with 30+ friends and family joining us to celebrate. The sprucing up wasn’t all done, but in the end it didn’t matter, we had a great day anyway.
We got up early yesterday morning and hit Willow & Jim’s Country Cafe for the firefighter benefit breakfast. On the […]
The first round of broccoli is in full swing and wow are we about to get buried in it. I’m going to be blanching and freezing like there’s no tomorrow before the long weekend is over. I’d like to believe we’ll keep up, but we won’t, and so we may as well put it away […]
Posted in farm, one local summer, locavore, gardens, eat local on Jun 29th, 2008
It actually went even hotter at one point today, up to about 93, but I didn’t have time to take a photo at that point. I’m not a hot weather girl, but somehow it didn’t bother me as much as usual - it was hot yes, but not “oh my god I’m melting hot”.
Maybe it’s […]
Posted in Local Foodshed, locavore, gardens, eat local, daily photo on Jun 23rd, 2008
The first couple of strawberries in the new patch have come and gone (into my mouth that is). We probably should have pinched off the blossoms this year, but I just didn’t have the heart with the rest of the garden so far behind.
It turns out that we’ve got salmon berries out back mixed in […]
Posted in recipes, Local Foodshed, one local summer, locavore, eat local, canning on Jun 22nd, 2008
Bear with me as this is a looooong post.
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Summer has finally arrived - or at least as close to it as we’ll see until July 5. The solstice brought warm humid weather for the weekend, perfect for getting the heat loving plants to perk up. It also brought the first of the strawberries to the […]
Asparagus season is in full swing and I scored 5 dozen used canning jars on Craigslist for a fraction of their retail price. So what better way to preserve some spring for later this year? Why pickle it of course!
Neither Mike nor I is a fan of canned veggies, but we’re both pickle fiends. The […]
Last night we had friends for dinner. It was a nice relaxed afternoon and evening of hanging out, watching the Belmont Stakes, harvesting salad in the garden and grilling.
The salad was fantastic (all local but the organic California tomatoes), the two local chickens were grilled by Mike to perfection, the potatoes were roasted goodness. Unfortunately […]
