full harvest farm part 1 – around the farm
October 6, 2009 | Categories: misc
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Jess and I have been participating in a CSA this year. CSA stands for “community supported agriculture. We’ve been receiving weekly boxes of delicious organic crops from Full Harvest Farm and this weekend had a chance to visit them during their annual Farm Day.
CSA’s are a great way to get fresh local food while at the same time supporting local farmers. www.localharvest.org is a great resource for finding out about CSA’s, Farmer’s Markets, etc. in your local area (covers the US). Full Harvest Farm’s page is here.
So, it was supposed to be sunny… oh well. We still had a great time. Here’s a few shots from around the farm. In the next post I’ll show you the process of making apple cider (best I’ve ever had!)
full harvest farm part 2 – fresh apple cider
October 6, 2009 | Categories: misc
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Full Harvest Farm has an old apple cider press that has been passed down through the generations. We got to participate in creating and tasting some of the best cider I’ve ever had. How does it work? We’ll, here we go…
The apples are grown in the orchard of course (we’re talking fresh stuff here!)
They are picked and washed. Because Full Harvest Farm is an organic farm, we don’t have to worry about washing off tons of insecticide.
Chuck, one of the two owners, brings in the washed apples, ready for cutting.
The cut up apples make their way to the antique cider press, getting dumped into the top as the handle is turned to smash them up. The bits of apple drop to a burlap sack below.
Terry, co-owner and wife to Chuck, shows us how to smash ‘em up.
After enough mash is gathered in the burlap sacks, the pressing commences, squeezing the sweet nectar from the pulp.
What’s left? A belly full of cider and a wheel barrel of hog feed.
where we are going…
April 8, 2009 | Categories: funny, misc
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“…we don’t need roads.”
I’ve heard it said many times that you should always bring your camera with you. Some days I do and some days I don’t. I was happy I had it with me today though (lesson learned?) because I walked outside today and parked next to the office building was a DeLorean.
I’ve never claimed to be a huge car buff. However, I am a huge Back to the Future fan. One of my favorite movie memories comes from a back-to-back run through of the entire trilogy with some friends. Classic.
Your sign says “Vacuum Hose Routing” but I’ll take that as code for “Flux Capacitor Wiring.”
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