post holiday weekend

firewood stacked and covered

pre-thanksgiving fire pit

getting ready for turkey day 08

first off a few shots of the two best dogs ever!




strummer only loves us.

melons and stuff

last of the crimson reds...nicely cured and sweet as ever

remaining romas and shallots that i'll plant tomorrow.

chainsaw is back in action!

frozen romas

aluminum racks with small wooden pallets attached to the sides. stacks the wood well.

Election day off from work

kefir operation:


11/1
kefir "grains"

busy preserving and whathaveyou

basket of ripe romas i think its the third full one

Garlic is in!

garlic was all planted yesterday and then today I watered it and mulched with straw bales

tomato canning

ended up with two and a half gallons of canned roma tomatoes (ten quarts)

just a quick update from your two busiest farmers

chimney sweep before winter

misty mountain top

harvest and snow

very local dinner last night...except the multi-grain pasta.. but everything was from the garden except onion and garlic, from the farmer's market.

busy busy bees

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aphids! they have dominated a few corn plants, but nothing we can't use to our advantage for next year's crop. plus we have dried a bunch of our sweet corn

5 Gal. of lemon pickles, a dehydrator and firewood

chainsaw maintance