First of All....
HAPPY BIRTHDAY to My ReynBFF!!!!
It was farmer's market day...pretty good day. Told lots of people about my lacto-fermenting jars and sold two to a mother and daughter. It was the dilly green beans that sold it!
I have had so many of my friends (and folks at the market) say "I got one of those....but still haven't used it. What? Why? So I am thinking maybe I should have a class here on the farm for everyone that buys one to learn hands-on how to do it. It's really easy so I never thought I needed to do this, but....what do you think?
I need to spend some time this weekend on my www.InAPickle.homestead.com website and get it updated. Haven't been working on it in quite a while and with the website being on all the information I am giving out...it's time to do a spruce up!
I didn't sell any more of my tomato plants, so into the garden they are going today...plus the 6 plants I bought from my friend at "Dragonfly Farms". Yes, I bought 6 more...because I guess the...I don't even know how many now...plants I have are not enough. But I didn't have any Hillbilly Maters....now we do!
I'll count and update on the total plants!
Saturday, June 16, 2012
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Busy...busy
Spring, early summer on the farm is quite busy. We've been working in the garden and getting the 48+ tomato plants well situated. The squash is in an blooming....
Our barn is being "re-vamped", What started out as just the corner support post being replaced has ended up with new siding, new doors & windows, new gutters...whew...it's been 3 weeks so far and there is at least another week to go.
Then the update on the failed septic system that has not been working for at least....um....3+ months.
A whole new system is being put in on the other side of the house (the orchard) next Tuesday. So both sides of the yard will be all torn up next week.
I'm thinking by the time everything settles down around here it will be September.
Still struggling with my health, but doing what I can when I can. Finances are still very, very tight as the orders for our homestead business has dropped off (our usual lull time is August-it came 4 months early and we are afraid that it may last until August due to the rotten economy---but praying it won't be so!)
So all three of us are working at the farm market. It's nice to have my Man there to help. Boy spends more time walking around, but he's there to help set up and tear down. And it's nice to see the other vendors....we're "regulars" like they are so there is a bit of a sense of community there).
Still doing the lacto-fermenting jars. Just made some awesome (fermented) salsa! Yum. Love the kick. And also dilly beans. I can't wait to start getting beans from the garden to start fermenting my own!
Well, the timer just beeped...time to get the bread out to rise. Have a great day!
Our barn is being "re-vamped", What started out as just the corner support post being replaced has ended up with new siding, new doors & windows, new gutters...whew...it's been 3 weeks so far and there is at least another week to go.
Then the update on the failed septic system that has not been working for at least....um....3+ months.
A whole new system is being put in on the other side of the house (the orchard) next Tuesday. So both sides of the yard will be all torn up next week.
I'm thinking by the time everything settles down around here it will be September.
Still struggling with my health, but doing what I can when I can. Finances are still very, very tight as the orders for our homestead business has dropped off (our usual lull time is August-it came 4 months early and we are afraid that it may last until August due to the rotten economy---but praying it won't be so!)
So all three of us are working at the farm market. It's nice to have my Man there to help. Boy spends more time walking around, but he's there to help set up and tear down. And it's nice to see the other vendors....we're "regulars" like they are so there is a bit of a sense of community there).
Still doing the lacto-fermenting jars. Just made some awesome (fermented) salsa! Yum. Love the kick. And also dilly beans. I can't wait to start getting beans from the garden to start fermenting my own!
Well, the timer just beeped...time to get the bread out to rise. Have a great day!
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