Category Archives: Corn

Corn Flour (Red Speckled)

Posted on January 30, 2017 by Tom

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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Wrapping Things Up

Posted on December 6, 2016 by Tom

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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Working And Playing With Food

Posted on June 16, 2016 by Tom

Last night we made a trip to The Adickes Farm northwest of Buffalo.  Just me and all the kids.  Patti was not having any luck getting work done at home with a houseful of them, and I needed to get … Continue reading →

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The Heat Breaks

Posted on September 8, 2015 by Tom

Honestly, not a ton cooler, but lower humidity, and comfortable enough temps to spend a day working outside instead of needing the blessing of air conditioning every 15 minutes to keep from collapsing.  I am not built for temperatures over … Continue reading →

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Bear Island Flint

Posted on September 5, 2015 by Tom

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

Posted on August 22, 2015 by Tom

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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Beans & Painted Mountain

Posted on August 8, 2015 by Tom

Well, for those of you that just want photos of Violet, I might as well get that in right away. Patti and I picked all of the Painted Mountain flour corn yesterday.  We did not get a lot, though it … Continue reading →

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Back In The Gardens

Posted on July 27, 2015 by Tom

Being gone for 10 days near the end of July is stressful on me on multiple levels, not the least of which is coming back to a couple weeks of weed growth.  But here we are, and this was my … Continue reading →

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The Open House

Posted on July 11, 2015 by Tom

Today was the day at the Adickes farm for the event I had previously posted the flyer for here.  I was out there on Wednesday finishing cleaning up the garden, and then back there again early this morning with my … Continue reading →

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In Case You Want To Tour One Our Gardens

Posted on July 6, 2015 by Tom

They want me and my girls there to keep the gardens from being molested or trampled, and to answer any gardening/growing/seed saving questions people might have.  So, from 10-2 me and the girls will be there.

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