Canning is in Full Swing!
Wow! Gardens are producing like crazy! Canning season is in full swing. I visited a gardener last week who was busy busy busy! She was canning beans, tomatoes, beets, pickles
Harvesting
Hello All, Just wanted to give you an update on how harvesting is coming along. The cucumbers and green beans are abundant keeping Mallory and I very busy picking. We
Watermelons!!!
Thought this was a neat picture of a hidden watermelon and goodness, what a patch. There must have been twenty watermelons lying there ripening in the sun and making my
Our very own farmers market
One Of the Teens and her poster Why not stop, or drive, walk, stroll by and see our farmers market? Everything is fresh, hand grown, hand picked, even
The Scarecrow
Driving down the road on my way to work at St. Vincent Mission the other day I spied a scarecrow and thought “Oh that’s what they mean”. I will explain
Tabasco! 60 Minutes report…
If you missed 60 Minutes this past Sunday, I wanted to share the story of Tabasco. http://www.cbsnews.com/news/a-journey-to-the-island-where-tabasco-is-made/ Tabasco is a family company that has been growing their peppers and developing
Powdery Mildew
I received a frantic call from one of our growers last week. She walked down to the garden after being out of town a few days and came back to
Cool Mountain Mornings
This weather has really been great for about the last week, it almost feels like fall around here. We have been harvesting a lot of beans, tomatos, and corn the
Recipe!
We are now eating well and searching for new ways to serve our vegies! This is one of Renee's favorite recipes! In a skillet cook onions, garlic and diced tomatoes
Small Batch Fermenation to Preserve Extra Produce
With an uncommonly dry June and cool July, we’ve just reached the point in the gardening season when production is getting heavier, but we don’t necessarily have the yield to
