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"Tough row to hoe" - guess that's the opposite of "In the clover" :happy_flower

Thanks for the well wishes, Everyone. This society could use another Michael Pollan movie....along the same lines as Food Inc but about GMOs this time. I find it sad that the majority of the population hasn't got a clue what's really going on wth the food supply.

I swear, there's another idiot born every minute to grow up and seek a government job! %$!?$* (we need a swearing smilie :) ) Fools! Although I must say they've practically given us our farmers market and pastured meat business. DH & I bought our farm in April 2007. We started doing markets on...

And none too soon either! After nearly 4 weeks, we finally had a decent rain yesterday evening around 7:30. Around here we'll often have a dry spell for 2 or even 3 weeks in late August. But usually by September there's plenty of rain. In the past 4 weeks we had one small drizzle on a Sat...

My favorite line - have posted it before - but applies to the GM salmon as well.... "Do not mess with Creation, for you are small, insignificant and biodegradable." Ariel, the 50 ac property sounds like a nice setup. Hope it works out for you.

I do that every year when swamped wth too many tomatoes. We use them up within 6 - 8 months and it works fine, taste holds well. When you thaw them, the skins slide off easily. I prefer to remove the skins when they're about half thawed. At that point they're still firm enough to work with...

It depends on how long you dry them. They should be at least a little crisp. I would consider them over dried if they were really hard.

You can dehydrate cucumbers. They're sort of like dried zucchini slices. Use them as chips for snacks or dipping. For variations, you can season them with season salt, plain sea salt, lemon pepper, etc.

:ep Nice Crop! You certainly got it right this year!

We grow these and really like them. We're planting more this morning for Fall green onions. These will be in a different area than our regular "patch". We won't let them mature, but will pull them all as green onions. I hadn't thought of using the bulblets for cooking. I may do that...and even...

Rich, you can keep the small ones for next year's starts.

I really like the looks of those Black Hungarian peppers. I may try those for next year. A dark sweet pepper is hard to find. Are they good to eat while dark? Or best when left to turn red? Lovely garden, and your chickens look like they're enjoying life. :) Love the hen nesting in the basket...

I ended up making a "plain" Nectarine jam (no spices). The nectarines were 8 cups chopped, and with 1 cup apple juice added, it made 2 batches. That fit better than having nectarines leftover for the spiced recipe. And besides, I sell most of my jams - the plain ones sell better than spiced...

I make a Red Onon Jam that I've posted on the BYC canning thread. But the Carmelized Onion Jam is not one I shared. ETA: Hmmmm.....a couple other ideas on KD's blog I might try. *sigh* so much to do, do little time. :)

I always can some pears in light syrup. Also, I make pear pies and can pear pie filling for Winter use your favorite apple filling recipe, but sub the pears for the apples. We also like pear butter like apple butter, or peach butter, but using pears. Do you have a steam juicer? You could use...

I have about 4 lbs of nectarines. It's enough to make a batch of jam. I found the following Spiced Nectarine Jam, and could try that. But what would you do wih them? Any ideas to share? ----------------------------------------------- SPICED NECTARINE JAM Makes 6 1/2 7 half-pint jars Select...

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Saturday and yesterday (Tue) we sold out of eggs more quickly than usual at the farmers markets we attend. We're in NC, far enough away from the current recall area. However, it was enough to make many people think about the possibility of the same thing occuring in this region. Did you see the...

I posted this on the topic over on BYC, but felt it's worth sharing here. Thanks Hoodat for the link you shared.

Not dumb at all. LOL...you probably asked what 100 other people are wondering. I use them for.... - dried red pepper (crush them in a blender or food processor) - mix crushed pepper with chicken feed to increase the birds' metabolism - mix crushed pepper with wild bird seed to keep squirrels...