Saturday, September 29, 2012

Fork to Fork - 1 - Potatoes, Carrots, Beetroots and Parsnips



Now I know what I will do with my long row of parsnips as soon as we have some frost.

Harvesting and eating Artichoke and Watermelon.



At last it was time to pick and eat the Sugar Baby Watermelon. The final weight revealed and a tasting. I picked the first of my Artichokes cooked it and prepared dipping sauce. Delicious.

Thursday, September 27, 2012

Fork to Fork - 5 - Chard and Artichokes



1999. Monty Don and wife Sarah share the basics of growing organic fruit, herbs and vegetables and use their produce to create simple but delicious seasonal recipes.

Monday, September 24, 2012

Sky Lantern .

Another look around in the Cabin



I have done some more work inside the cabin so I decided to do another short video of the interior. All of the tongue and groove pine panelling is up on the walls and ceiling and the stove boards are installed, still waiting for the chimney though. The futon that I ordered online from Walmart arrived and I'm very please with it, really surprised at how comfortable it is. Also a look at a few items that I have bought or have been given to me for use in the cabin.

Saturday, September 22, 2012

Sunshine Winter Squash Time Lapse



Time lapse video of a Sunshine Winter Squash growing and ripening photos taken between  August 21, 2012 and September 20, 2012. A silent movie.

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Major study of GM and impact on health




"Safe" levels of GM Maize and Roundup can cause tumours and multiple organ damage says first peer-reviewed lifetime feeding trial.

Saturday, September 15, 2012

A look at the Artichokes, Watermelon and propagating Chillies.



Early fall in the hoop house. The Artichoke now has four chokes and one of those is almost ready to pick. The sugar baby watermelon is still growing, no idea how much longer that will continue with our days getting a little cooler everyday now. Trying to propagate two of my chilli and some rosemary with a new kind of jell propagator.

Wednesday, September 12, 2012

A glimpse of progress inside the cabin .



Just a look around inside the cabin at the work done so far and plans for the near future.

Saturday, September 8, 2012

A bit of this and a little of that



A look and taste of one of the ripe and ready Earlichamp Cantaloupes, roasting the red sweet pepper Fat and Sassy and cooking some Shishito Peppers and pole beans in tempura batter in the wok on the rocket stove.

Saturday, September 1, 2012

Nine varieties of peppers and a melon up-date.



Late August look around in the hoop house. The melons have continued to grow and at last I have an artichoke starting to grow on the Artichoke plant that I started from seed last winter. I just removed the corn stalks and planted some fall crops and we take a look around at the nine varieties of peppers that I'm growing this year, both hot and sweet varieties. Finishing up with a look at my two giant ground cherry plants loaded with fruit.