Category Archives: Garden harvest

Zucchini Gummy’s Rasberry Flavour

Posted on September 7, 2018 by Just another day on the farm

Ok, so I read about this idea a year or two ago on Commonsense Blog and so full credit goes to her for this one 🙂 I have included a link to her detailed and lovely post. https://commonsensehome.com/zucchini-gummy-candy/ However she … Continue reading →

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Food Hedge Row 2018- Two month update Video

Posted on July 29, 2018 by Just another day on the farm

Hello Folks, I took a video yesterday of my food hedge row that I shared the building and planting of with you this spring pretty close to two months ago. I wanted to show you how its doing at this … Continue reading →

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Gooseberry Update 2018

Posted on July 20, 2018 by Just another day on the farm

Well, the last of the gooseberry crop has been picked. It was a reasonable year in terms of yield. The main gooseberry patches gave me their average which considering the year is just fine with me. We were able to … Continue reading →

Posted in Garden harvest | Tagged Gooseberry, gooseberry jam, Growing gooseberry, Regular Gooseberry plant care | 3 Comments

Homesteader Pea’s

Posted on July 7, 2018 by Just another day on the farm

So these are homesteader pea’s or so I was sold heritage homesteader pea’s and in some ways they are bang on.. 68 to 70 days from planted to harvesting, able to grow in cooler soil and withstand heat and still … Continue reading →

Posted in Garden harvest | Tagged Fresh garden peas, Garden, Garden harvest, Hertiage pea's 1930s, Homesteader pea's, Picking Pea's, Short Season pea's ready in 68 days, Shucking peas | 4 Comments

GooseBerry Jam Recipe

Posted on July 15, 2017 by Just another day on the farm

The gooseberry patch is hopping this year, a full batch of jam on off just two of the bushes with eight more to go for picking and processing. I love Gooseberry Jam on old aged cheese. The combo is a … Continue reading →

Posted in Food Production and Recipes, Garden, Garden harvest | Tagged Gooseberry, Gooseberry harvest 2017, gooseberry jam, Gooseberry Jam Recipe, Gooseberry Juice, Gooseberry juice steam juicer | 2 Comments

Broad Bean or Fava Bean Harvest 2017

Posted on July 11, 2017 by Just another day on the farm

These guys were planted at the same time as the peas when the soil can just be started to be worked early spring and unlike the peas which have struggled this year, they all came up. They were in a … Continue reading →

Posted in 100 mile diet, Garden, Garden harvest | Tagged broad beans, Fava Bean Hummas, Fava beans, Growing Fava Beans | Leave a comment

Indulgent Red Current Chocolate Cake Recipe

Posted on July 10, 2017 by Just another day on the farm

Indulgent, o yes! This Cake is Indulgent.. Make a nice chocolate Cake.. My mom’s one bowl Chocolate cake will do quite well, just make it into two round pans or you can make it in a smaller cake pan and … Continue reading →

Posted in Baking, Food Storage, Garden, Garden harvest | Tagged Dried Whole Red Currents, Red Current Chocolate Cake Recipe, Red Current Cream Cheese Icing, Red Jelly in the middle of chocolate Cake | 3 Comments

Drying Whole Currents

Posted on July 10, 2017 by Just another day on the farm

Its seems so simple right.. pick your currents, clean them up, removing any bits of leaves or stems and put them on the drying trays and go.. And they will take forever.. I mean forever to get them dry.. Let … Continue reading →

Posted in Garden, Garden harvest, local food | Tagged Crack the skin of the current before drying them, Drying Red Currents, Drying whole Currents, Tips on how to process your whole currents for drying them | 4 Comments

Dried Red Current Pulp for Tea’s and Baking

Posted on July 9, 2017 by Just another day on the farm

The color and flavour on this years Red currents are outstanding.. I do love the Steam Juicer but I can not waste the pulp left over.. Thankfully my big nine tray dryer is on the job.. its a bit of … Continue reading →

Posted in 100 mile diet, Food Storage, frugal, Garden, Garden harvest | Tagged Dried red current pulp for use in baking, Dried red currents for tea, Drying Red Current pulp | Leave a comment

Red Current Honey Garlic Sauce

Posted on July 9, 2017 by Just another day on the farm

The Current Crop is coming in this weekend and what a crop it is.. I am on my third full steam juicer load (which makes five to six cups of the most amazing Current juice, which once made into jelly, … Continue reading →