Category Archives: Processing

Braiding Corn

Posted on August 29, 2014 by Tom

I would not call it an art form.  It is just the way corn sorting, drying, and storing was described by Buffalo Bird Woman in an old history of Native American Agriculture I read years ago (and honestly still go … Continue reading →

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Pasture Adickes Family Farm

Posted on August 3, 2014 by Tom

If you remember, we went there this last winter. (see http://threedaughtersfarm.com/wp/?p=3784)  This time I was back for a fermenting class taught by Kelley Suggs (see her business page at http://www.lithewellnesssolutions.com/ ) which was fun, though I have done aspects of … Continue reading →

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How A 3 Year Old Buck Tastes Fantastic

Posted on August 2, 2014 by Tom

I am a meat hunter.  No apologies about that.  Deer are food.  Regulations require me to not shoot a buck deer unless it has 4 or more points on one side.  Last year that meant that I took a really … Continue reading →

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Just Evening In The Garden

Posted on July 30, 2014 by Tom

So we are settling back in to the routine here at home.  Working through laundry from the trip.  Getting time in at the office.  Starting to harvest some things in earnest.  Pond is doing well, and while we are not … Continue reading →

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Side Lake Vacation 2014: Kids, Fishing, Blueberries & The Northwoods

Posted on July 27, 2014 by Tom

In case you were wondering why I went a while without posting updates, it is because we were not at home, and at home all at the same time.  Just a different home, where we do different things for a … Continue reading →

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Most Beans Are Not Green

Posted on July 17, 2014 by Tom

Not here anyway.  <grin> Dragon Tongue beans.  They are a flat wax type that does not develop strings until really late in their maturity, taste fantastic, and are a pretty good dry bean as well.  My best three plants I … Continue reading →

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Fishing On A Rainy Morning

Posted on July 12, 2014 by Tom

My brother Matt called me up last night to see if I would go musky fishing with him in the rain early this morning.  Was not going to be gardening in the rain, so seemed like a good way to … Continue reading →

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So, We Processed Sauerkraut & Had Other Things Going On

Posted on December 16, 2013 by Tom

Honestly, it is nice to have a break from the constant food production.  It is still there, but far more emphasized on the consumption side. I processed down the sauerkraut.  I did it all sweet Bavarian style which meant the … Continue reading →

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Black Friday? Go Hunting!

Posted on November 30, 2013 by Tom

A lot of families have Thanksgiving traditions. We eat turkey, kids play with each other, and the adults take naps. The day after Thanksgiving, we all go pheasant hunting together, to get the pheasants for the Christmas dinner my dad … Continue reading →

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Long Term Squash Storage: Baby Vi Mochata Wins!

Posted on November 30, 2013 by Tom

So, this is the “winner” of the long-term storage contest, and once again, it is a Baby Vi Mochata squash.  14 months without going soft or moldy.  There were 3 others that went a couple about a week or so … Continue reading →

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