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Finished turning much of our garlic crop and all of three boxes of farmer’s market garlic into thin shavings, put them in the dryer and turned it on. \u00a0We discovered last year that a very effective way to keep garlic is to dry it, thin. \u00a0The crop this year itself was thin necessitating purchase of some to get up to a quantity that we think will sustain us through the winter. \u00a0We like garlic.<\/p>\n
Picked carrots, tomatillos and the first roma tomatoes. \u00a0Kate’s made pico de gallo and corn relish today and will make pickled carrots and daikon radish tomorrow. \u00a0This is the time when summer’s profligacy gets pickled or canned or dried or frozen since the plant world has little care for the distribution of its fruits beyond the spreading of seed. \u00a0Humans have had to overcome the plants long established plans for propagation in order to benefit optimally from the growing season. \u00a0It came in fits and starts, I’m sure, this storing of calories and nutrition, but the basics are the same now as they have been for a very long time.<\/p>\n
When doing this work, blowing snow, howling winds and fire in the fireplace are ever present, the time when this work will make sense. \u00a0Right now it just leaves a pain in my already sore left shoulder. \u00a0That will pass.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Lughnasa \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Moon of the First Harvests Finished turning much of our garlic crop and all of three boxes of farmer’s market garlic into thin shavings, put them in … Continue reading Putting Food By<\/span>