Week 20

Things are winding down around the farm.  The garden's bounty is evident in our freezer and in the glass jars full of dehydrated fruit, peppers and tomatoes but the fields are almost empty.  We still have a lot of root vegetables to dig and will continue to dig them throughout the winter.

It is a strange time of year for us.  I am sure most of you assume we are ready for a break and we are enjoying some good nights of sleep but I am also sad to see the overwhelming chaos go away.  There is a part of me that really enjoys being able to do nothing but farm, eat and sleep day after day.  However, having some extra time has allowed us to get our pantry and freezer stocked.  Our meat birds went from field to freezer a couple weeks ago, we did the last of our pig butchering (sausage) last night and hopefully by the end of today we will have a few jars of pickled cauliflower on the shelf.   We will have a lot of great meals this winter made from food that reminds us of the past season and a lot of dinner discussions about what we can do better next year.  If you can't farm the next best thing is to talk about farming!

We wish you all a wonderful and peaceful winter.

Carrots
Beets
Bunch of Greens
Winter Squash - Choice of Delicata or Sweet Dumpling
Leeks
Red Cipollini Onions
Rutabaga - There is a lot of debate around our house what rutabagas taste like but we both enjoy eating them.  We even have a cheer for them that starts with "when I say ruta you say baga".  I am sure you can imagine the rest.  For some reason it amuses us every time we do it.  I am happy I farm with someone who is just as silly as I am!