First Snow & end of season clean up

We had our first snow on November 2nd. not a lot here along the coast only a few centimetres northern areas of the province got a lot more and there were also lots of power outages in some places. Fair warning that winter is on it's way though and time to get all of those last minute jobs done before the big freeze arrives. In the video I harvested the last of the Thai and Cayenne chillies, both of these varieties are heirloom and as I said in the video I will be offering seeds on David's (Work With Nature) website http://heirloomseedsaving.com a great source of information on seed saving and also free heirloom variety seeds. Currently I offer Blue Podded Pea seeds and will add these chilli seeds as soon as they are dry. The video from last year on Pickled Cauliflower. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BXLflwlp5o

1/4 The Art of Gothic: The City and the Soul (Ep2)

Published on Oct 27, 2014

The Art Of Gothic: Britain's Midnight Hour.
Episode 2/3 The City and the Soul.
First broadcast: Oct 2014.
As the Industrial Revolution promised more and more inexplicable wonders of the modern world, Gothic art and literature became both backward and forward looking. In her novel Frankenstein, Mary Shelley warned of the dangers of how science could get out of control, while Sir Giles Gilbert Scott used Gothic architecture to memorialise Prince Albert as a medieval hero. Meanwhile, poets indulged in hallucinatory drugs to reach new Gothic heights. Where would it all end ?

The Girls Moved Next Door

From the hatch of Chantecler chicks this summer I got 6 hens and 6 rooster, way to high a hen to rooster ratio. So I decided to move the hens and the 5 mixed breed bantams, that also hatched this summer, over into to the larger coop and leave the 6 Chantecler Rooster in a bachelor pad in the new coop for the winter. The video shows how this is working.

4/4 Dan Cruickshank and the Family that built Gothic Britain

Published on Oct 21, 2014

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFI5G...
First broadcast: Oct 2014.
As good as any Dickens novel, this is the triumphant and tragic story of the greatest architectural dynasty of the 19th century. Dan Cruickshank charts the rise of Sir George Gilbert Scott to the very heights of success, the fall of his son George Junior and the rise again of his grandson Giles It is a story of architects bent on a mission to rebuild Britain. From the Romantic heights of the Midland Hotel at St Pancras station to the modern image of Bankside power station (now Tate Modern), this is the story of a family that shaped the Victorian age and left a giant legacy.

3/4 Dan Cruickshank and the Family that built Gothic Britain

Published on Oct 21, 2014

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFI5G...
First broadcast: Oct 2014.
As good as any Dickens novel, this is the triumphant and tragic story of the greatest architectural dynasty of the 19th century. Dan Cruickshank charts the rise of Sir George Gilbert Scott to the very heights of success, the fall of his son George Junior and the rise again of his grandson Giles It is a story of architects bent on a mission to rebuild Britain. From the Romantic heights of the Midland Hotel at St Pancras station to the modern image of Bankside power station (now Tate Modern), this is the story of a family that shaped the Victorian age and left a giant legacy.

BELGIAN ENDIVE, JERUSALEM ARTICHOKES, PARSNIPS, BRASSICAS AND PEPPERS

Time to lift the Belgian Endive before the weather gets any colder the parsnips grow right next to the endive so I also pulled a couple of those which turned out to be a nice size, I will leave  the rest until we have had a few more frosts. I cut down the Jerusalem Artichokes and dug up a couple of them to harvest some chokes. In the hoop house I harvested the last of the Broccoli and another Cauliflower. There are lots more of the ripe chillies to be harvested soon.

2/4 Dan Cruickshank and the Family that built Gothic Britain

Published on Oct 21, 2014

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFI5G...
First broadcast: Oct 2014.
As good as any Dickens novel, this is the triumphant and tragic story of the greatest architectural dynasty of the 19th century. Dan Cruickshank charts the rise of Sir George Gilbert Scott to the very heights of success, the fall of his son George Junior and the rise again of his grandson Giles It is a story of architects bent on a mission to rebuild Britain. From the Romantic heights of the Midland Hotel at St Pancras station to the modern image of Bankside power station (now Tate Modern), this is the story of a family that shaped the Victorian age and left a giant legacy.

2/4 The Art of Gothic: Britain's Midnight Hour (Ep2)

Published on Oct 27, 2014

Episode 2/3 The City and the Soul.
First broadcast: Oct 2014.
As the Industrial Revolution promised more and more inexplicable wonders of the modern world, Gothic art and literature became both backward and forward looking. In her novel Frankenstein, Mary Shelley warned of the dangers of how science could get out of control, while Sir Giles Gilbert Scott used Gothic architecture to memorialise Prince Albert as a medieval hero. Meanwhile, poets indulged in hallucinatory drugs to reach new Gothic heights. Where would it all end ?

GoPro At The Bird Tables

Some GoPro footage taken at my bird tables including some slow motion.

1/4 Dan Cruickshank and the Family that built Gothic Britain

Published on Oct 21, 2014

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFI5G...
First broadcast: Oct 2014.
As good as any Dickens novel, this is the triumphant and tragic story of the greatest architectural dynasty of the 19th century. Dan Cruickshank charts the rise of Sir George Gilbert Scott to the very heights of success, the fall of his son George Junior and the rise again of his grandson Giles It is a story of architects bent on a mission to rebuild Britain. From the Romantic heights of the Midland Hotel at St Pancras station to the modern image of Bankside power station (now Tate Modern), this is the story of a family that shaped the Victorian age and left a giant legacy.

4/4 The Art of Gothic: Britain's Midnight Hour (Ep1)

Published on Oct 20, 2014

Episode 1/3 Liberty Diversity Depravity.
First broadcast: Oct 2014.
In the middle of the 18th century - in England - an entirely surprising thing happened. Out of the Age of Enlightenment and Reason a monster was born - a Gothic obsession with monsters, ghouls, ghosts and things that go bump in the night. From restrained aristocratic beginnings to pornographic excesses, the Gothic revival came to influence popular art, architecture and literature.

3/4 The Art of Gothic: Britain's Midnight Hour (Ep1)

Published on Oct 20, 2014

Episode 1/3 Liberty Diversity Depravity.
First broadcast: Oct 2014.
In the middle of the 18th century - in England - an entirely surprising thing happened. Out of the Age of Enlightenment and Reason a monster was born - a Gothic obsession with monsters, ghouls, ghosts and things that go bump in the night. From restrained aristocratic beginnings to pornographic excesses, the Gothic revival came to influence popular art, architecture and literature.

Winter Preparations and some Autumn Harvest

Preparing the asparagus bed for winter and plans for the spring bed. Harvesting some Cauliflower and Broccoli from the hoop house. In closing a visit with a few more birds at the bird table on a rainy day.

2/4 The Art of Gothic: Britain's Midnight Hour (Ep1)

Published on Oct 20, 2014

Episode 1/3 Liberty Diversity Depravity.
First broadcast: Oct 2014.
In the middle of the 18th century - in England - an entirely surprising thing happened. Out of the Age of Enlightenment and Reason a monster was born - a Gothic obsession with monsters, ghouls, ghosts and things that go bump in the night. From restrained aristocratic beginnings to pornographic excesses, the Gothic revival came to influence popular art, architecture and literature.

1/4 The Art of Gothic: Britain's Midnight Hour (Ep1)

Episode 1/3 Liberty Diversity Depravity.
First broadcast: Oct 2014.
In the middle of the 18th century - in England - an entirely surprising thing happened. Out of the Age of Enlightenment and Reason a monster was born - a Gothic obsession with monsters, ghouls, ghosts and things that go bump in the night. From restrained aristocratic beginnings to pornographic excesses, the Gothic revival came to influence popular art, architecture and literature. (More to follow)

Greedy Blue Jays

Just a few minutes of GoPro video of Blue Jays at my bird table.

Autumn Harvest Broccoli, Chillies, Sweet Potatoes & Planting Garlic

You get to meet "Little Red" when she helps introduce the video. The brassicas planted on August the first are reaching harvesting size the first to be ready is the broccoli with cauliflower not far behind. The Thai chillies are ripening and I have picked all of the ripe ones to dry for winter use. Dug the sweet potatoes and prepared that bed for and planted next years garlic crop.





Plant List 2014

Items with (*) have been planted.

1. Early Butternut Squash *

2. Baby Leaf Blend Mixed Greens *

3. Kossak Kohlrabi *

4. Blue Curled Scotch Kale *

5. Black King Eggplant *

6. Fremont Cauliflower *

7. Rendero Cabbage*

8. Merlin Beets *

9. Stevia*

10.Italian Dark Green Parsley *

11.Bouquet Dill *

12.Penny Series Violas - Citrus Mix – Jump Up – Penny Lane Mix *

13.Tomcat Pepper *

14.Patio Star Squash *

15.Veseys Basil Blend*

16.Broadleaf Chives *

17.Monte Gusto Beans*

18.Totem Organic Belgian Endive *

19.Big Bomb Chilli *

20.Thai Chilli *

21.French Marigolds from Rob Bob in Australia *

22.Cuthbertson Mix Sweet Peas *

23.Gardeners Delight Tomato *

24.Calypso Cucumber*

25.Carrot Bolero*

26.Rutabaga York Turnip*

27.Broccoli Gypsy*

28.Swiss Chard Fordhook Giant *

29.Cucumber Rocky*

30.Cayenne Pepper *

31.Uncle David's Dakota Dessert Squash*

32.Crown Pea*

33.Ne Plus Ultra Shelling Pea*

34.Velour Bush Snap Beans*

35.Ethiopian Lentils*

36. Cara Potatoes *

37. Covington Sweet Potatoes*

38. Spanish Round Black Radish*

39. Shanghai Express Goji Berries. *

40. Yellow Pear Tomatoes *

41. French Shallots  (Sets)*

42. Spanish Onions (Sets*

43. Dwarf Banana - Musa acuminate *

44. Olive - Olea europea *

45 Coffee - Kona Coffea *

46. Lemon Coriander*

47. Basil - Petra Red*

48. Basil - Lime*

49. Green Soup Celery*

50. Pak Choi - Dwarf Canton White

51. Parsnip – Guernsey *

52. Salsify- Mammoth *

53 Swedish Swede *

54.Pawpaw Asimina Triloba

55. American Elderberry Sambucus Canadensis

56  Jumbo Thornless Blackberry *

57  Good King Henry *

58  Jerusalem Artichokes *

59  

60  Goumi Elaeadnus Multifora

61 Orange Thyme *

62 German Winter Thyme *

63 Redleaf Amaranth*

64 Lettuce New Red Fire *

65 Hardy Cherry Juliette *

66 Hardy Cherry Crimson Passion*

67 Hardy Cherry Romeo*

68 Potato Russian Blue*

69 Potato Yukon Gold*

70 Potato Chieftain*

71 Potato Sleglinde*

ID The Birds

Planting Fall/Winter Greens & Brendan's Tomato Soup

Following Patrick's example on the One Yard Revolution Channel I'm starting some Claytonia, also called Miner's Lettuce and Mache, also called Corn Salad, in the hoop house. I built a kind of mini greenhouse/cold frame to grow it under in the hopes of getting a crop off of it before the real winter sets in here and to see if it will survive winter and come back to life in spring time for an early crop of greens. In the last half of the video I make Brendan's Excellent Tomato Soup, very spicy and good. The ingredients for the soup are: 1.5lbs/700g fresh tomatoes 1 medium potato diced 1 medium onion diced 1 clove garlic 1 fresh chilli deseeded or to taste 1 teaspoon dried basil or 2 tablespoon fresh 1/2 pint stock 2 tablespoon olive oil

New Brunswick Fall Poultry Show Petitcodiac

Just a few clips that I made while attending the NB Fall Poultry Show in Petitcodiac, NB.