Archive for October, 2009
October 31, 2009 – Happy Halloween
Martin decided he wanted to be a spider for Halloween – so he made his own costume out of black clothes, black chore boots, and some pipe insulators for legs (Martin wants to let you know there’s eight legs if you count his legs!).
He learned the benefits of a home-made costume as one of his ...Read more.
October 30, 2009 – Fall Mushrooms
Because the weather has been so cool lately, I didn’t think of looking for a fresh flush of shiitakes on the logs we spawned.
But surprise, they’re there!
So tonight we had another high hopes exclusive meal. Shiitakes and onions from the farm sauteed in sesame oil. Walleye caught in the BWCA this summer, along with ...Read more.
October 29, 2009 – Thingamajig Thursday #182
Here’s this week’s thingamajig Thursday.
Also check out the last thingamajig answer.
As always, put your guess in a comment below.
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one year ago…”Tractor Repair”
October 28, 2009 – October Mud
Here’s the view from the farm this month – mud. Mud like slippery late March, early April end-of-winter mud. The rain has prevented many outdoor activities. The corn and bean harvest is way behind schedule. The barn isn’t completed staining, nor is all the garlic in the ground
If it seems like a ...Read more.
October 27, 2009 – Another Turbine on the Way!
I’m almost 100% sure a new Windspire vertical axis turbine will be installed at high hopes before the snow flies.
Details are still being hammered out, but look for more info soon!
one year ago…”Lucinda Williams”
October 26, 2009 – Old-Fashioned Corn
Linda grabbed some of the corn out of the garden this weekend and it made a pretty picture.
I’ll try to get an id on the deep purple corn – it should make a fun cornmeal!
one year ago…”Near Hurricane Force Winds”
October 25, 2009 – Barn in Fall
The weather the last week has been particularly yucky. Constant rain, cold, and wind. Virtually all these leaves fell off Last Thursday night – a particularly cold and windy night.
It seems like we’ll miss out on a bit of fall color due to the fast leave drop.
one year ago…”One Side Painted”
October 24, 2009 – Saturday Farm Work
Today brought a break in the rain, so it was time to go out and do things that aren’t too exciting, but that need to get done.
First was cleaning out the chicken coop before winter. Here the ladies are happy with their new bedding.
The old bedding is hauled out to near the garden to compost. ...Read more.
October 23, 2009 – Late October Potatoes
This week we dug up the last of the potatoes. Linda planted these at the end of July after seeing the seed potatoes on closeout for pennies on the dollar.
It will certainly extend out potato storage season by taking them out of the ground so late.
one year ago…”Thingamajig Thursday #138″
October 22, 2009 – Thingamajig Thursday #181
Here’s this week’s thingamajig Thursday.
Also check out the last thingamajig answer.
As always, put your guess in a comment below.
Hold mouse over this sentence to pop-up answer.
one year ago…”Growing Season Over”
October 21, 2009 – Garlic Planting
When the girls got home from school, I decided it was time to make a rush to get some garlic in the ground. Garlic is a great crop as it doesn’t need to be put in the ground in the spring.
The garlic cloves, recently separated from their bulbs.
The girls planting a furrow of garlic. We ...Read more.
October 20, 2009 – October Stir-Fry
It’s nice that on October 20, the garden still supplies an all-farm stir-fry.
This dish contains carrots, cabbage, broccoli, fresh from the garden and onions and garlic from recent harvests. The days of eating straight from the garden are quickly coming to an end – about all remaining are lettuce, spinach, kale, beets, and brussels sprouts.
one ...Read more.
October 19, 2009 – Final Sunday Paper Article
The third of three front-page Sunday newspaper articles related to the program Linda started completed Sunday – this time about local foods in restaurants.
Bringing Local Foods to the Table
A Few Hurdles Remain to Satisfy Consumer Demands
By ABIGAIL McWILLIAM, TIMES-REPUBLICAN
Presenting a roast butternut squash soup, Chef Christopher Curtis is ready to serve the culinary delight at ...Read more.
October 18, 2009 – PFI Field Day
Yesterday was the PFI field day at the farm – I returned home literally an hour before the event. Linda had arranged the food and prepared a meal mainly from the farm – squash and apple soup, minestrone soup, and apple crisp.
The field day went well, there were probably about 25 attendees, from as ...Read more.
