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(Yeah, “cheese” is a verb now; why do you ask?) In late November, I made my first goat cheddar. It looked awesome, but it had several mishaps. First, the dog got into it while it was sitting curing on the counter (in a place where I didn’t think he could reach [...] Just heard via the the Seattle Neighborhood Farmers Market Alliance that although most farms have pre-sold turkeys, Palouse Pastured Poultry will have unclaimed organic turkey this week at the Broadway Market, Sunday 11am to 3pm, at Broadway and Pine in the Seattle Central Community College space. You will want to get there EARLY if [...] They are super happy on pasture, preferring that to the storebought organic grain — though more than that they like to eat the treats we bring them, which, since it’s canning/jamming/preserving season, includes a lot of tomato tops, bruised bits of peaches and too-squishy berries, wilted celery leaves, carrot and squash tops and ends, [...] I know it’s an ad, but it’s pretty great. Watch for the owl — the owl is the star. Also I’m jealous of her wax coat. Ruby says "HOW MUCH garlic do you have to peel tonight?", originally uploaded by laurenipsum. Half of a gallon crock, that’s how much. I harvested the hardneck garlic, and there were a lot of heads that were too small, or that I accidentally stabbed, or that otherwise seemed like they wouldn’t [...] Lunch feast!, originally uploaded by laurenipsum. We went to the Chimacum Farmers’ Market and we made a delicious feast! French Breakfast radishes and carrots from Red Dog Farm. Tomato and apple from the farm whose name I can’t remember. Iced breves from the coffee truck. Croissants from Pane d’Amore. Golden Glen cheddar [...] Today I learned about how to clean my luffa fruits. This the second year I grew luffas, and this time I tried them in the greenhouse, which was much more successful. They want a lot of heat for many days. I had two plants; one set fruit, then started to die; the other set [...] Today we were at Fort Worden State Park, which is the venue this year for the Tilth Producers Conference, a small/organic/sustainable farm conference we’ve been attending for 4 years now. The park is cool, with a bunch of historic military buildings. The people who are staying over for the conference are staying in (renovated) [...] We picked up some beautiful purple cauliflower this weekend at the Olympia Farmers’ Market. Puréed with some potatoes and onions from Betsey at Laughing Crow Farm, and garlic from our yard (plus Fresh Breeze cream and Tillamook cheddar), it became an awesome purple soup. We sautéed and tossed in some broccoli, too, after everything [...] I’ve been putting off posting because I wanted to write some other more interesting post first, so it’s not just “buy chickens!!” all the time … but it’s time to buy more chickens! And they are going fast, so I wanted to make sure everyone gets a chance to grab some. You can [...] Garth and I — cranky, internet-nerd introverts — are really, really opposed to spam. We both hate it when the act of purchasing something from someone automatically signs you up for their mailing list. Unfortunately, I forgot to ask everyone who ordered chicken at the farmers’ market two weekends ago if they’d also [...] Email is out to our mailing list subscribers about the new batch of chickens! They will be ready starting August 21. Copy/pasting here in case you are not on the mailing list (if you are interested in chicken, you should sign up). This batch is NOT antibiotic-free!! Scroll down for more info. [...] |
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