Category Archives: Garden harvest

How do you use Sunchokes?

Posted on November 14, 2019 by Just another day on the farm

I have two main styles of sunchokes, these little fingerlings and they have great flavour and they produce a crazy amount of them but they are tiny and scrubbing them is hard enough, there is no peeling them, so I … Continue reading →

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Hard Frost

Posted on October 6, 2019 by Just another day on the farm

It had to happen but its early..  three weeks early.. Oct 5th.. the first hard killing frost arrived on the farm.. even the things we covered which would have made it though a light frost with the covered, had been … Continue reading →

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Grapes.. still giving and doing their thing..

Posted on September 5, 2019 by Just another day on the farm

Two years ago, the grapes pulled down their posts and wire.. its a jumbled mess out there..  it needs to be trimmed, cleaned up and totally rebuilt.. Just one more project that is on the list..  and there it will … Continue reading →

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Another Day.. Another Tomato…

Posted on September 4, 2019 by Just another day on the farm

I planted 6 Roma’s and 6 Beef Stakes and 6 Cherry tomato plants this year, compared to my normal years.. this is a little amount.. but WOW.. despite the drought.. Hottawa Peppers for the WIN! Crazy Amount of tomato’s coming … Continue reading →

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Roasted Cauliflower with Radish slivers

Posted on July 26, 2019 by Just another day on the farm

This is a pretty dish to serve as a side on a summer day. You will need one head of fresh (ideally locally grown) Cauliflower  One bunch of radish just the radish, clean up the greens and use for a … Continue reading →

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A little Harvest Video for you :)

Posted on July 18, 2019 by Just another day on the farm

I am enjoying my morning harvests in the cooler weather.. I have pre-started replacement plants to put into the opening in this area of Kitchen Garden Plot 3. I will be eating as much as we can fresh but there … Continue reading →

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Ask me a question? What is my Favorite Veggie?

Posted on July 16, 2019 by Just another day on the farm

Bubbles1990 Asked me What is your Favorite Vegetable and ways I preserve and prepare it? While this seems like a simple question.. the answer is a little more difficult.. My favorite veggie list is wide.. climbing plants– beans just a … Continue reading →

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Broccoli Harvest

Posted on July 15, 2019 by Just another day on the farm

Now if you were smart enough to stagger your seed starting , you will have planted out every two or three weeks to extend your harvest.. Do consider starting some Broccoli seeds right now! for a fall harvest of this … Continue reading →

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Spring Rhubarb

Posted on May 29, 2019 by Just another day on the farm

I love rhubarb and its finally here for 2019.. We had a very slow start to our spring and now we are having a cool wet start to the garden season.  While I know others might not agree with me, … Continue reading →

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Hedges.. o hedges.. make it so..

Posted on January 13, 2019 by Just another day on the farm

I am ordering in 100 new cedar babies from the county tree program this year and will do  hundred more next years is the plan, and I have swack of native black willow whips to move over and start them … Continue reading →

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