Thanksgiving and the garden

Well we had our first really, really cold night on Thanksgiving night.  It got down to 12.  Took a walk into the garden and examined the kale - still hardy and waiting for a respectable harvest.  Oh, it keeps getting better.

My wonderful wife put a batch of kale chips into the dehydrator.  Mixed with nutritional yeast, cider vinegar, and other goodies.  They came out with a great taste, just the right level of crispy texture.  Oh yes, Frito Lay will never get this close.

Stay warm.  Off to the farm tomorrow for milk, cheese, and meat.

Bill

Almost Thanksgiving

For most people this time of year in Northeastern WI would mean the garden is done and time to start planning the work for next year.  I am still harvesting out of the garden.  Tonight, we had kale and swiss chard, both of which have not been covered at all.  This was stir fried on the gas grill with onions and garlic (all from the garden) along with a nice piece of wild salmon.  I fully expect to be harvesting kale and swiss chard up until close to Christmas.

I did have the chance to get the last of the beds spaded.  Yes, hand spading is still the choice for me.  It tends to really do a good job of breaking up the soil and letting the weather do its thing.  I still have to clean up the asparagus beds and mulch them, but I will wait until it gets a little colder.  Looks like we will have some overflow work into December.

We will take the opportunity over the next few weeks to clean up all of the extra garlic and put it up for lacto-fermenting.  This will give us garlic for the rest of the year, with NO sprouting.

Wishing everyone a safe and prosperous Thanksgiving holiday.

We'll talk soon.

Bill