September was a mix of rain/dry/warm and cold. So basically? Normal this year. And the harvest was good, up until a week of cold weather brought blight into the main tomato bed. Still, we harvested a lot, and did a red pile, a ripen pile and a green pile. It was a busy week canning… Continue reading September In The Gardens
Our Favorite Jam Recipes
If you love the taste of summer in winter, making jam is the way to go! Nine of my favorite recipes to check out, from our sister site. Spiced Orange Plum Jam Honey Plum Jam Small Batch Strawberry Jam Seedless Blackberry Jam Small Batch Bumbleberry Jam Blueberry Jam Spiced Strawberry Jam Spiced Peach Jam Small… Continue reading Our Favorite Jam Recipes
Farm Store Debut This Weekend
Never Free Farm's store will be having its debut this weekend at the Harvest Festival, which is hosted by Greenplay Cooperative, as its yearly fundraiser. Our two youngest boys attended the nature school, so it is something that is special for us! We will have our new product line, and also a number of our… Continue reading Farm Store Debut This Weekend
Canned Apples with Cherries & Golden Raisins
I adapted this recipe from page 160 of Ball Complete Book of Preserving. It is a different take on canned apples, instead of the traditional plain simple syrup and apples. The harvest from our two year-old Honeycrisp tree was good this year! Canned Apples with Cherries & Golden Raisins Ingredients: 8 pounds tart apples, peeled… Continue reading Canned Apples with Cherries & Golden Raisins
Checking For Mites In The Beehives
Varroa Mites are increasingly becoming an issue in the United States. If you keep honey bees, you must check your hives yearly. Left unchecked, if the mites get in you can face colony collapse during the winter months. The problem being that bee keeping is so hands off, it is easy to not check on… Continue reading Checking For Mites In The Beehives