Showing posts with label self sufficiency. Show all posts
Showing posts with label self sufficiency. Show all posts
Monday, June 20, 2022

Project Pantry (Meatballs and Morels)

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Today’s dinner - kinda sorta Swedish meatballs but not really. I had a pound of ground venison from the gleaner’s  pantry that I wanted to ...
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Monday, June 6, 2022

Project Pantry (Poor Man’s Soufflé)

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Episode two of Project Pantry, my occasional feature where I describe a recent home cooked meal and detail which ingredients came from wher...
Monday, May 30, 2022

Herb Harvest 2022

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Mint is one of my favorite herbs, not only for its zingy flavor and medicinal qualities, but because it’s a hardy perennial that’s damn near...
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Friday, April 22, 2022

Pasture Puzzle (All Flesh is Grass)

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This year the grass has been slow to start growing. It’s been a very cold, wet spring. But finally, nearing the end of April, after months ...
Wednesday, March 23, 2022

Forest Foraging (Spring Greens)

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This afternoon the sun made an appearance, interrupting several days of chilly rain. I was so happy to see it that I was moved to actually ...
Thursday, October 28, 2021

Monster Squash 2021 (Count on Cucurbits)

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My mother used to say there were only two things for certain in this world - death and taxes. But I know there is another - that every year ...
Wednesday, July 8, 2020

Preserving Log (Early Summer Edition)

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I’ve fallen behind on my blogging, I’m afraid. Since the stay-at-home order was lifted early last month, I’ve been busier than a one-armed ...
Sunday, March 22, 2020

DQ6 - Visit From Rowan

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Our oldest daughter Rowan came by today. She’s been in isolation for ten days already, because she had a cough and a sore throat. No fever t...
Friday, March 20, 2020

DQ4 - Garden Notes

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I haven’t bothered with a garden in years - beyond my perennials; rhubarb, raspberries, fruit trees - because I can get unlimited free prod...
Wednesday, March 18, 2020

State of the Farm: Pandemic Edition

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The girls amuse themselves at home with Henna freckles  DQ2 - day two of “quarantine.” We aren’t officially quarantined, of course, and not ...
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Wednesday, November 27, 2019

Thankful for the Truth (Warning graphic photos)

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I love Thanksgiving, especially in the years, like this one, that I get to host. I enjoy the process of writing a menu, shopping for ingred...
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Thursday, October 10, 2019

Lobsters of the Forest (Mushroom Madness)

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These ugly lumps are actually highly prized lobster mushrooms.  It’s prime time for mushroom hunting in the Pacific Northwest. The rains cam...
Saturday, May 18, 2019

The Fermentation Files, Spring 2019

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Spring finally sprang, and we’ve had a few weeks of beautiful weather. The grass grew all at once, the trees blossomed, and the rhubarb plan...
Thursday, December 27, 2018

A Peck of Disappointing Peppers

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The Gleaner’s Pantry usually has an abundance of food after any major holiday - and this year was no exception. The day after Christmas ther...
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Saturday, September 1, 2018

Making Up for Lost Time (Mabon Again)

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We arrived home late the night before last. Or perhaps more accurate to say, early yesterday morning. We finally opened the door to our home...
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Friday, June 8, 2018

Bloodsuckers (Parasite Problems)

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Dairy goats are plagued by parasites. It's just a fact. Some areas of the country are worse than others, and in some areas resistance ...
Wednesday, October 4, 2017

Piggy Piggy (More Pork)

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 Paloma and the Pig  Two new pigs have arrived on the farm. We weren't looking for pigs; we still have plenty of pork left in the freeze...
Friday, September 1, 2017

Beef Abundance (Simple is Good)

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Summer is drawing to a close - not that you'd know it by the weather. Today, September first, it was 85 degrees and sunny. This is somet...