31 October 2008
Frosty Blooms
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We woke up to a gorgeous frost late last week, the ice crystals were so thick it almost looked like snow. It was also my cue to bring in the...
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23 October 2008
New batch of Apple Cider Vinegar
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It is time to start this year's batch of apple cider vinegar. We used up the first harvest of early, unbruised apples for drying and pre...
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20 October 2008
A bit slow on the Slow Food scene
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We just watched the closing discussion from the 2008 panel at the Slow Food Nation Conference in August. The panel consists of some of the ...
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17 October 2008
World Food Day
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Celebrate Food Sovereignty, and learn more about La Via Campesina's International Peasant Movement. "The food crisis is the most dr...
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15 October 2008
Bringing home the goats
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We are in love with goats. These gentle creatures fit perfectly into our homestead. Even with the smallest breed of dairy cow, a Jersey and ...
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06 October 2008
A final bloom of color
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I love this time of year, but it goes so quickly. These are some images from our bicycle "commute" to the internet access center. ...
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Garlic: the last crop of the year
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With our garlic bedded down, this year's growing season is officially complete. We planted 120 row feet of garlic, which could produce 3...
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29 September 2008
Proving our bread wheat
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Mr. Fritillary set himself the task of figuring out how to thresh our bread wheat this rainy weekend. Surprisingly, the meat grinder did the...
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24 September 2008
Keeping the home fires burning
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Our trusty workhorse Pilgrim got harnessed this morning for the first time since spring. He is a willing and intelligent horse, we were luck...
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22 September 2008
After the Frost
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After 126 frost free days, we got a killer Friday morning. We expected a light frost, the weather predicted 2C (35F). I picked my ripe tomat...
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