Category Archives: Harvest

Kleffman Apples Again

Posted on October 13, 2015 by Tom

So, though I messed up and once again did not get around to reproducing my tree, it did give us a happy amount of apples this year. I probably should have picked them a week ago.  Have been eating them … Continue reading →

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It Is Still Going

Posted on October 13, 2015 by Tom

That is me, picking beans off of green plants, in October.  Guess I have no cause to complain.  There have been some setbacks and failures this year, but dry beans was not one of them. I assume the flowers that … Continue reading →

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Just Some Of The Beans

Posted on September 20, 2015 by Tom

Just thought I would post some of the beans I have been shelling.  I have bags and bags to work through, and this sample is by no means all of the different ones I grow.   They are all fun though, … 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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More Pike, More Blackberries

Posted on August 23, 2015 by Tom

Life has been busy, between puppy, kids, gardens, and everything else that goes on, so I apologize for not getting more posts logged. So, this is a week ago.  Patti and I were back down at my parent’s to pick … 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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Pike & Blackberries

Posted on August 10, 2015 by Tom

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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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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Into August

Posted on August 3, 2015 by Tom

Today I finished up the main weed remediation and did not even take a photo of it.  Was just too hot and tired.  It was going over the area at the Ness farm where the onions had been planted with … Continue reading →

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