All the rage last fall was having freeze-dried pumpkin pie coming out of your freeze-dryer on the groups of avid freeze-drying loyalists on Facebook. So of course we tried it out - and will be doing it this fall as well. Freeze-dried pumpkin pie is pretty phenomenal. It's like buttery biscotti. The secret are those… Continue reading Freeze-Drying Banana Bread Slices, Pumpkin Pie and Other Tasty Treats
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The Food Forest: Plant Once, Eat Every Year
My version of the "Food Forest" might be different than how other people view it, but in the end, we approach similar goals. A food forest is permaculture concept. And for me, the final part is that I will be able to walk away from it - and do minimal upkeep yearly (pruning, weeding, and… Continue reading The Food Forest: Plant Once, Eat Every Year
Deer Lagoon Grange 846 First Annual Fundraiser Tea Party
As a farmer, a gardener, a homesteader, one who teaches the nearly lost arts and skills of food preservation, seed saving, sewing and so much more....belonging to the The Grange is a part of my life I love. Being surrounded by those who wish to preserve the old ways. I grew up visiting Grange Halls… Continue reading Deer Lagoon Grange 846 First Annual Fundraiser Tea Party
Annual Herbs To Grow
I wrote about perennial herbs last, so let's discuss annual (seasonal) herbs which die back in fall. In some warm areas they may survive, but in the Pacific Northwest annual herbs usually don't make it due to the lack of light and frosts. But it is worth it, to start new plants from seed every… Continue reading Annual Herbs To Grow
Coming Changes To The Farm
Kirk and I knew when we moved here that we would find the name for our land. It just took us nearly 2 years to get there. Before we moved from Maple Valley to Freeland on the island, our farm was known as Lahar Valley Farm. Our handcrafted body products had been produced under Never… Continue reading Coming Changes To The Farm