The end of summer. ‘Twas yesterday eve that I felt the shift. The night temperatures would fall much too cold for summer crops. I gathered my long shawl- orange and reds to match the changing leaves- across my hair and over my shoulders to keep the encroaching dusk chill away and gathered my baskets. Out…
Tag: harvesting
Sunchokes (food security,beauty, and preservation tips)
We were back at my beautiful great aunt Donna’s house gathering sunchokes. I wrote about these gems last fall. Their other name is Jerusalem artichokes. I write to you seasonally so the last thing that was available and the first thing that is available seems to be sunchokes! These lovely tubers are much like potatoes with a…
Found Vegetables (dreams, hidden gardens)
I dreamt it was there. I dreamt that there were vegetables growing at our old house in Kiowa. I woke up thinking that was preposterous because our weather hasn’t allowed anyone to have vegetables yet! We decided to go have a look anyway yesterday while driving though. The house wears a large foreclosure notice on…
Harvesting From the Marsh (or one’s back yard)
It was the first really warm day yesterday. Beautiful. The birds sang and the sun shone truly bright and comforting as I found my way through the foot high brush in the marsh. Water snaked its way through patches as the large, old willow tree, in all its knowledge of history past hundred years or…
The Apple Harvest (and the sweetness of family)
Aunt Donna invited us over to pick up firewood and to pick apples. She could have invited a hundred people over for apples. Her tree was so heavy laden with gloriously delicious apples that I rather fear a good many up high will go to waste. After biting into the scrumptious orb I realized that…
The Great Corn Experiment
I have alternated playing American Indian and pioneer since I was a child. I suppose I am still playing. I have rows of the best corn I have ever grown. Anyway, they look pretty. We have had some issues with knowing what to do now. Doug pulled a nice big ear off one of the…
