“We can’t solve all the world's problems, but we can solve some” - Joel Salatin http://www.polyfacefarms.com/ Check out his appearance on the Joe Rogan Experience.
Read moreHello Beautiful!
Look what I found in the garden today. These are so pretty I have to classify them as flowers AND vegetables. These are the Spring Blush Tendril Peas from Baker Creek. http://www.rareseeds.com Can't wait to see if the pea is a different color, stay tuned for an update on that once they arrive.
Read moreFront Yard Garden
Today we started the first bed in the front yard area. This marks the first in ground area we have started at this house. We have had the bed prepping with chicken manure from the neighbor since last year so now we have really rich dark soil that should be just what the squash are..
Read morePickled Asparagus
This week we had the opportunity to get asparagus from the group that is driving to eastern Washington to get excess produce that would otherwise go to waste. We decided to pickle it to preserve it. We found an awesome recipe in WECK Small-Batch Preserving, see recipe below.
Read morePickled Onions
We are still working our way through the 50 pound bag of onions that I got. Seemed like an awesome deal until you have to do something with all of them. We are about halfway through the bag with a lot of work left to do. Today's endeavor was pickled onions that I canned for..
Read moreBearded Irises Make Their Appearance
I found these irises in the side yard of the house after we had lived here a year. They never bloomed because they were in the shade under a cherry tree. I dug up a bunch of the rhizomes last year and transplanted them to the front garden and they appear to be a LOT..
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Garden Update – 04.24.2020
Today I had a helper in the garden so we took advantage of a break in the rain to get some root crops planted. We planted Parsnips, Carrots and Beets in one of the raised beds in the front garden. Also I realized that the back yard fence is another trellis just waiting for a..
Read moreGarden Update – 04.20.2020
Updated Garden Layout including the recent additions of Asparagus(which will take 3-4 years to actually product any that we can eat), and Nasturtiums. If the weather holds out this week we will be added the following to the mix. Radishes Beets Parsnips Carrots
Read moreKamut Sourdough
This weekend I tried a new recipe for sourdough using a combination with Kamut Flour. I wasn't sure it was going to work as it didn't look like it rose as much as my regular sourdough recipe. However I was pleasantly surprised with the oven spring and the awesome sourdough flavor. It had a stronger..
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