Watering my crop of 18 heads of cabbage at the neighbors property. Saturday morning backyard harvest. Stupice tomatoes are stupendous. Beets are beautiful. Pickled beets are even better.
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How to Make Apple Butter
Today I made apple butter with 15lbs of foraged apples from my parent’s backyard. My parents are constantly trying to lure me up to their house and being the wise people that they are, they know one thing always works: the promise of free fruit. Who needs shiny objects when there is ripe fruit to Read More >>
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Making Zucchini Relish
We have officially entered zucchini season stage one. So when I read Mama JJ’s post the other day about zucchini relish, I decided I’d give it a try. I like pickled relish so I am assuming I would like zucchini relish too. I could give it away as gifts, I could use it in Read More >>
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Peas in the Pressure Cooker
Yipee Ya Whoooooo…I harvested 32pounds of peas yesterday… It was a family effort to use the pressure canner for the first time. After the handsome husband worked hard all day I announced that he had to be in charge of the first canner load of peas…so basically I told him “read the directions…figure out how Read More >>
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Canning Sweet Cherries
Local Cherries went on sale this week .99 cents a lb. We canned 14 pints and feed some to the chickens. We had no idea that chickens liked cherries. Those birds are getting very comfortable in their new home and around us. Anytime one of us goes near the eglu they come running in hopes Read More >>
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