The objective was to get them out for an early morning hike to get them a little cardio workout….The outcome? Well, there were plenty of reasons for their hearts to beat fast with excitement… but I’m not sure exhertion was one of them… Posted with Blogsy
Cider Day
Wow! What a day! It was chaotic and busy, but thanks to all the families who showed up to help out, we processed over 40 gallons of cider. Everyone had gathered apples from around Schoharie County. We tasted and blended and tasted and blended, creating the perfect Schoharie County Wild Apple Cider, with ample volume […]
Foraging for Lunch
Jerusalem artichokes, boiled and mashed with butter…tasted of earth and fall and smiles and all things delicious…..
Capturing Autumn
I love going for hikes with Ula at this age. She has only been experiencing this earth for a few years now, so everything she sees is still fresh and new. At the same time, she has acquired enough communication skills to snatch my wandering grown-up mind away from petty adult worries and bring me […]
Apple Picking
There is a bumper apple crop this year. The branches are drooping down along the roads, in old abandoned fields, in our farm orchard, in seemingly every backyard. Lots of folks around here are quite excited about it. Our neighbors have been helping us to gather some of them up, and once we have enough, […]
The Almost Perfect Day
These Final Days of Summer
The tomato sauce is done. Peaches and green beans canned. Sausage made, fat rendered, pigs harvested, homeschool routine well under way. It is time to rest and play before phase two of the harvest begins. I am taking some time off to enjoy the company of my family, and I’ll return in a few weeks. […]
Green Beans
Sausage Day
Pig Harvest
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