Monthly Archives: October 2013

Sauerkraut & Horseradish Processing

Posted on October 31, 2013 by Tom

So we are finally to that time of year where the last of the harvests are getting brought in and processed. All of the big cabbages we had not eaten fresh up until now, were dealt with a few days … Continue reading →

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Not Rain, Nor Sleet, Nor Snow & A Double Rainbow

Posted on October 20, 2013 by Tom

We finally had frost out at the Ness farm, so on Wednesday we all went out with the intention of bringing in the squash, melons, cabbages, and root crops.  It was chilly but sunny and seemed like a good day … Continue reading →

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A Wonderful Day At The Orchard

Posted on October 16, 2013 by Tom

Well, according to the long-term forecasts, this was the last nice day, as far as beautiful, warm fall weather, for the foreseeable future, and we spent 3 hours of it at Homestead/Moondance Orchard. When we finished the picking, I was … Continue reading →

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Ness & Minnetonka Garden harvesting

Posted on October 3, 2013 by Tom

Three days straight of harvesting.  Rain is coming tonight (well, it started about an hour ago here, it is Wednesday night now) and there were things I wanted to get done before the temps turned cool and things got wet. … Continue reading →

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Kleffman Apple

Posted on October 2, 2013 by Tom

Years ago, and by that I mean 9 years ago, I saved several hundred apples seeds, all from Fireside apples harvested at Homestead Orchard.  I folded them into damp paper toweling, placed the paper toweling into freezer bags, and left … Continue reading →

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