Tag Archive for ‘peas’
SOMETHING NEW
Anticipating the time in the future of adding some fish into our diet (see ETHICAL EATING) we have been adding tuna to the menu.
LEMON PEA PASTA
One of my favorite early spring dishes is this quick and easy “Lemon Pea Pasta.” The recipe is simple
AROUND THE URBAN HOMESTEAD
Living in Southern California, there’s not really much down time for us homesteaders-farmers. Only one more month left in 2010 and already projects and plans are being hatched for 2011.
HARVEST MOON
Though our winters aren’t as harsh, there’s still preparations to be made. As the days grow shorter, there’s a sense of urgency to preserve and plant.
SUMMER SOIL BLOCKING
Now that the first summer planting flush is over, it’s time to get started on the second round of planting. Folks often ask us why is our small garden so productive. One of the main reasons is we have successful succession plantings. When one crop goes out, another one comes in.
BYE BYE PEAS
Ya’ll know those dwarf peas we’ve been bragging about for these last few weeks – the ones that were supposed to only grow 3 feet high but topped 9 feet high instead? The peas we joking referred to as our “Tower of Peasa!” Here’s a pic of Jordanne picking peas from a ladder! Well, they [...]
FROM FARM TO FORK
Good little article but there are some slight misstatements. 1.) We grow 99 percent of our PRODUCE not diet 2) We do buy supplement animal feed (grains pellets) oh, and our goal is “ZERO” food miles! Path to Freedom conserves water while cutting ‘food miles’ from Dervaes family’s carbon footprint By Carolyn Neuhausen PASADENA WEEKLY [...]
FOOD FOREST
“Air Jordanne” I know, I know enough of the supposedly dwarf pea pictures. But we just couldn’t resist just one last one because now I think they are done growing! Pretty soon these peas will succumb to mildew and become goat food. Peas on Steroids? Remember the 9 foot eggplant that we grew one summer! [...]
TOWER OF “PEA-SA”
Well, these towers ain’t leaning that’s for sure, but can you believe these peas are the Dwarf Gray Sugar Snow Peas that grow to the height of 3 feet! No kidding! Yeah, what’s with that? Farmer Justin’s magic, green thumb, improved soil conditions, the rains, stars? Whatever it is these peas sure aren’t dwarf. The [...]
WEEKLY MEAL WRAPUP
Though our schedule was slightly interrupted with a slew of different community events, here’s what we enjoyed eating last week. SATURDAY out SUNDAY Breakfast – out Dinner – homemade pizza topped with homegrown, marinated peppers, homegrown-made tomato sauce, organic cheese and homegrown salad MONDAY Breakfast – homemade skillet granola Lunch – homegrown-made kimchi (made with [...]
