Yesterday was our big day – our graduation as Master Gardeners! We’ve been planning for this and working toward this day for more than a year, so we’re understandably proud to have this portion of our learning complete.
I’ve been wrestling lately with how Amanda’s and my outlook on the coming crises we Americans face differs from that of many of our friends. I’m coming slowly to the conclusion that it may relate to a decision we made a few years ago to embrace poverty as gracefully as […]
As you know by now, the Farmer-in-Chief is racing to keep up with the produce that’s ripening on Veg Hill. Daily she brings in big baskets of food.
Neither Amanda’s parents nor mine canned vegetables much. My mother was big on freezing vegetables, and Amanda’s Mom never was truly comfortable preparing food, so neither of us knew much about canning when we moved here.
I invest in good work gloves. I work a lot outside, so I get the supple leather ones that come three to a pack at Costco. And I ride them hard.
There’s a great series running on Gene Logsdon’s site – The Contrary Farmer right now. It’s a series of guest essays entitled “Why I Farm.” In line with that, we devote this week’s podcast to Amanda’s and my answer to that question. And specifically, why we choose to be organic, […]
This is the seventh and final article in a series on our progress in devising a resilient food strategy here at Longleaf Breeze. Monday we talked about bread and grains; Tuesday we dealt with vegetables; Wednesday our focus was fruits; Thursday we admitted we’re not prepared for milk, yogurt, and […]
Never have cared much for dill pickles. Too salty for my taste. But the Farmer-in-Chief keeps bringing in big baskets of cukes from Veg Hill every day, and nobody’s figured out a way yet to freeze or can plain cucumbers to enjoy later.
This is the sixth in a series of articles on our progress in devising a resilient food strategy here at Longleaf Breeze. Monday we talked about bread and grains; Tuesday we dealt with vegetables; Wednesday our focus was fruits; Thursday we admitted we’re not prepared for milk, yogurt, and cheese; […]
