The fall of 2013 brought about a couple of really big hiccups in my world and it is time for me to re-set my attention on my intentions. That said, I intend to get myself organized around my daily tasks and to-do lists. I intend to spend less time on…
What a whirlwind 2013 has proven to be! I thought that, given all of the lessons we have learned in 2013, a reflection of sorts would be a nice way to bring it all to a close. So, here are some of my reflections on 2013…personal, professional and farm related……
As much as I was hoping that the Farmer’s Almanac might be wrong about the 2013 forecast, I’m equally hoping it will be right about it’s 2014 forecast. See, the Farmer’s Almanac stated last winter that 2013 would see a long, cold spring and a long, cold fall with a…
After a banner year in 2012, I have to admit that I have been quite disappointed with our harvest totals for 2013. Not that ~200 lbs of food is anything to sneeze at, but the comparison is a bit sad. The truth is, there are factors that can be controlled…
A couple of weeks ago I mentioned harvesting Echinacea seeds…What I didn’t mention was that I also harvested some Echinacea roots to try my hand at my very first Echinacea Tincture! As mentioned in the seed post, our Echinacea is in its third year and did absolutely amazingly last summer!…
2013 marked our Echinacea’s third year and it was absolutely gorgeous this summer with all of its brilliant blossoms and visiting pollinators (bees and butterflies) buzzing around them all summer long! Though I didn’t actually measure them, I would say the stalks got up to about 4 feet tall…
Well, despite our best efforts and great plans, our potato harvest this year has been another failure. Let’s look at the numbers: German Butterball Planted – 5 lbs Harvested – 3 lbs 1 oz All Blue Planted – 2.5 lbs Harvested – 2 lbs 14 oz Sweet Our sweet potatoes…
Garlic is, hands down, my favorite and most used spice! Whether it’s whole and roasted, chopped and simmered (or sauteed) or in powder form, it goes in pretty much everything savory I make in the kitchen! Who: I always purchase my seed garlic from either Seed Savers Exchange or our…