I have done very little gardening this year less than usual anyways. I have had a lot of repairs, mending, etc to do on the farm and it has occupied most of my time. Plus trying to dig up a huge patch for a garden with my walk behind tiller takes way too long. I was able to acquire a tractor tiller this year to also help with digging. Now I can do some cover crops for soil amending. I am excited about that.
It is soup and harvest season being fall. We did get about 200 lbs of potatoes. Will try to save some for seed next year. Mom and dad got a bunch of apples. I have made apple crisp, pie, and turnovers. Will be working on some cider vinegar I think and freezing some for later use. I made some potato soup with the freshly dug spuds and local fresh milk from Middendorf's dairy. Yum!
I was able to find a bread recipe that has made bread making less of a chore and more successful. It stays really soft even after freezing and thawing out. I will try to share it on here soon.
I resurrected my kombucha 'mushroom' after months of neglect. I did learn one thing. If you are not able to keep up with making kombucha place the scoby in a jar with a tight lid and let it set. It does not dry out and no other external 'things' get introduced while it is resting. It will pretty much just rest, but will go back to work once a new brew is made. It can be stored at room temp or in the fridge both work without issues just make sure you place a lid on it not the usual towel, etc for brewing. :)
Liana
