Wow, it has been along time since I wrote an entry. I am still grieving the death of my garden, but - plants go on - and summers harvest is in full swing for other farms. And I mean to take full advantage of that. We still have some items we will be able to use. Garlic is ready to harvest. Elderberries if the birds have left me any...herbs, cantaloupe, watermelon and summer squash. Still have those left.
I did have peaches at the farm, and made natural peach jam, just peaches, lemon juice and organic sugar. Also peach and apricot jam the same way. Bought some pickling cucumbers, and made refrigerator dills, bread and butter and sweet pickles. Made blueberry preserves today. Tomatoes are next, with just plain canned and sauce. Need to make some salsa too.
This is the peach jam with farm peaches.
An array of already canned items.
Well, that's it for today. Just wanted to at least get something in and let everyone know we are still alive and kicking. Had a great time for the past couple days at the 127 Yard Sale where I had a booth. Other farm ladies from my area, Tonya and newly met Marlene helped the hours pass quickly. It is such a pleasure to meet other women in agriculture that have great stories and great passion for what they do.
Hey Tricia,
ReplyDeleteThe canned goods look lovely! The jam is delicious too, thank you for sharing! Can you believe that I just unloaded the back seat of the truck today from the yard sale? How many weeks has that been now? I have your tent stakes to drop off to you too! Hope all is well your way.