Category Archives: Storing

Fall, School & First Frost

Posted on September 14, 2014 by Tom

So a lot has happened since I last posted.   Phoebe hit the 8th anniversary of her birth.  I took her out for coffee and a cherry tart before anyone else was awake. We have had a less than ideal growing … Continue reading →

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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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Pink Flour Corn

Posted on August 18, 2014 by Tom

I am going to split things into a couple of different posts.  We have been exceptionally busy, and not all of what I would consider good.  There have been issues with the gardens and predation by animals.  Patti lost her … 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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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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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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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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Another Year of Selecting Victor Kucyk 2175 Corn

Posted on November 22, 2013 by Tom

So Lance and I had another year of growing and selecting the Victor Kucyk corn given me some years ago, and it just keeps getting better every year as we choose only the best plants and cobs for replanting the … Continue reading →

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Two Days of Fruit Preservation

Posted on November 20, 2013 by Tom

Well, we had to haul all of the fruit we harvested out of the freezers when I brought the venison home.  Quarts, pints, half-pints and quarter pints of strawberries, blackberries, blueberries, grapes, currants, hot peppers (yeah, make great jelly) rhubarb … Continue reading →

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