Our family loves berries. So much in fact that we have possibly a few hundred or even more than a thousand berry bushes and trees on our farm. We freeze most of our harvest. In the winter I make preserves, jams, syrups and other berry type of goodies ...
Archives for June 2017
Garlic Scapes
Garlic is easy to grow and in mass quantities. We planted about 500 cloves last fall and the garlic will be harvested in mid-summer. As for now, I'll enjoy eating the delicious garlic scapes, which are the flowering stalks in garlic plants. ...
Rhubarb and Strawberry Sodas
My family loves homemade soda drinks. They are simple to make and healthier than commercial drinks. You only need concentrated syrup made from fresh fruit and sparkling or seltzer water for the fizz component.  I'll use a paper drinking straw for ...
Serviceberries and Birds
This year my goal was to pick serviceberries before the birds ate them all. Every year I lose this battle and only gather a handful of berries. This spring, I changed my harvesting plan. Birds love serviceberries and at our farm, the Cedar Waxwing ...