Archive for June, 2009
ROSES!
In ancient Rome, roses were often added to celebratory cuisine, and Middle Eastern fare still includes roses in numerous desserts. In America, candied rose petals were a favorite during the Victorian era. It’s been a good year for roses. Not only are the fragrant flowers useful (we like to make rose petal syrup to flavor [...]
FRUIT TIME
It’s fruit season here on the urban homestead! Our dwarf trees are loaded with fruit. Coming up next– apple butter, apricot syrup and peach preserves….. Oh and the blueberries are ripening as fast as we can pick em. We picked over 1 lb – which is a lot of little fruit! YUM. The June [...]
CHERRY?
Here on the urban homestead we grow some quite odd/unusual fruit. This year our tropical cherry bushes (aka surinam cherry) bushes are loaded with a decent harvest. A decent harvest is when we get more than a (one) handful so that means asking “grandma google” (ask Jordanne has so rightfully dubbed this search engine) for [...]
AROUND HERE
Our Freedom Garden continues to grow and flourish! Growing food security here at home. Purple Top Turnips (via FreedomSeeds.org) Clay pot irrigation/tomato bed Lazy animals Preening chickens Snoozing chickens Clusters of grapes (means homemade WINE soon!)
JULY FILM & FOOD NIGHT
What: Film Screening of CONSUME THIS MOVIE! & Local, Vegetarian Potluck When: Sunday, July 19 (5:30 PM – 9:00 PM) Where: 626 Cypress Ave, Pasadena CA (see map) Cost: $10 (children under 12 are free) A small entrance fee is required to help pay for facility rental, dvd screening fee, sound system, and purchase of eco [...]
CHECKING IN
On the hives once again. Beekeeper D says that the bees have been doing their job. Filled up another super after the summer honey flow and a few weeks we’ll harvest another batch of honey soon (wonder what this batch will taste like?) Brood and bees look healthy – which is good news.
SHRED SOME HEADS
Wild fermentation is the opposite of homogenization and uniformity –Sandor Ellix Katz On the preservation front Now that I got some beautiful cabbage heads (thanks to a local Freedom Farmer) I made a batch of sauerkraut – using Sally Fallon’s recipe. I did just plan cabbage for one batch and for the other I mixed [...]
WEEKLY MEAL WRAP UP
Thanks to FreedomGardens.org we been able to barter with a local farmer in the area. The most recent trade was for a couple pounds of cabbages for a few ollas and a couple jars of finished sauerkraut. Have you hooked up with a FGer in your area and swapped yer crops. If not what are [...]
BEANS & SQUASH
With the excessively gloomish June we are having to be very diligent on the mildew/blight front. We’ve spotted a few problematic areas and are hoping to keep things under control. Temperatures are to spike up into the mid 90′s today will continue at least for another seven days. Talking with friends who are also gardeners [...]
FREEDOM GARDEN TEES
Urban farm girl models the new FG tees in Farmer S’s cornfield GROW THE FUTURE We are trying to raise funds to keep our social network online and growing. Thanks to those of you who purchased the newly released FG bumper stickers! Glad you like ‘em. Thing is that we don’t have to funds (right [...]
