Category Archives: Storing

Corn Flour (Red Speckled)

I have been asked what we do with all the corn we grow.  Well, the popcorn is pretty self explanatory, as is the sweet corn, but when you tell people you primarily grow flour corns, you get an odd look … Continue reading

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Making Sausage!

This morning, before I left for the office (in a snowstorm, horrible commute, 80 minutes to drive 40 miles) I took out 4 bags of venison (half a neck, a shoulder, and two bags of trimmings) and a 10# bag … Continue reading

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A Winter Fermenting Day

Just a nice project on a winter’s day.  Setting up vegetables for lactic acid fermentation.  Simple process that does not need to be done on the scale of German style sauerkraut. For this run, it was primarily red cabbage, carrots, … Continue reading

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Wrapping Things Up

The year is drawing to a close.  There is finishing work to be done on things, but all the big things, that are going to get done, are done. Since the last post I showed friends how to cut up … Continue reading

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Tree Work & Squash Processing at the Adickes Farm

Home stretch for working on the grafted trees.  There are 95 at the Adickes farm, and while I know that not all will be successful, I do not want any of the trees there to get girdled either.  Not sure … Continue reading

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Canning Pears

My Friend Dave Macgreggor has a few pear trees that he grew from seed, are not named varieties, and he does not sell at the orchard, but he had a few bushels of those pears he was willing to let … Continue reading

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It Is Warmer Than It Is Supposed To Be

And not just a little.  Last week said this week would be highs in the 40s, lows in the 30s.  Then Sunday was warm.  Now it is supposed to stay warm until Wednesday night.  Temps got close to 70 today.  … Continue reading

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Bear Island Flint

This post is actually a few weeks late.  I finished harvesting the Bear Island Flint back in the third week of August, and now am well into the other flour corns, but I had a spare moment (there have not … Continue reading

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A Different Way To Process Sweet Corn

We do not use our freezers, over the longer term, for vegetables.  The freezers are for meat, and in all honesty I would like to do away with that as well at some point, but for now, until I get … Continue reading

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Pike & Blackberries

Pike is having a blast exploring and meeting everyone and everything.  The cats are mixed of opinion.  Puddy Man, who is the bully of the other two, is terrified of the puppy who is only 2/3 his size.  Flower does … Continue reading

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