Christy’s Farm Blog

Isaac and I have been out working in the garden on this windy spring morning.  I have freshly picked veggies for sale today on the farm and tomorrow morning at the market.  Available for your dinners this week: lettuce, kale, Swiss chard, garlic scapes, and snow peas.  I think a stir fry is on the menu for our house tonight.  Oh, and don’t forget about garlic scape pesto.  Here’s my pesto recipe:

Ingredients:

• 1 cup garlic scapes


• 1/4 cup pine nuts (or any nut you perfer)


• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice


• 1 cup parmesan cheese


• 1/2 cup olive oil (add more or less to get consistency you like)


• 1/2 tsp salt

Puree scapes, nut, and olive oil in a food processor until smooth.  Stir in cheese, lemon juice, and salt to taste.  Enjoy!

Finally carved out a little time to work in the garden.  Isaac had a grand time working the tiller.  I transplanted a few tomatoes and peppers.  Also planted some onions, sweet corn, popcorn, green beans, and carrots.  So now bring on the rain.

Here is what is already up and waiting to be harvested.  Garden fresh veggies for dinner this week.

Well, life on the farm is kinda laid back

Ain’t much an old country boy like me can’t hack

It’s early to rise, early in the sack

Thank, God I’m a country boy….

Thank God I’m A Country Boy lyrics © Chrysalis One Music, BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT US, LLC

Spring is in full swing.  Here is my May Day basket for you.

We had our first set of kids yesterday and the last for this new herd of ours.  All the other does had kidded prior to us bring them to the farm.  I was so excited to see them and hold one.  She had a set of twins, a buckling and a doeling.   

The perfect day for a farmers’ market, cool and crisp this morning than warming up to a sunny 65 with a light breeze.  I enjoyed seeing all the vendors and shoppers again after the winter break.  If you missed us this week, we will be back again next Saturday. 

Busy week here getting ready for the first Saturday market.  I am making lotions, lip balms, and all kinds of soaps.  I will have goat’s milk soap, cow’s milk soap, and olive oil soap all fresh from the farm. Hope to see you there.

I found this fun emag today and enjoyed reading it so here it is for you to enjoy too.  This is their first emag and all about homesteading. Read it here hcpemagspring2012read.pdf

For more information about the emag go to:http://www.homesteaddryingracks.com/emag.html

We had this beautiful American Elm shading the south side of our house and had to have it cut down this week.  It is amazing the difference trees make in a landscape.  This tree was infected with Dutch Elm Disease last summer, with the high temperatures and low rain fall we experienced, it was not able to recover.  Dutch Elm Disease is a fungus that is carried by elm bark beetles.  The fungus clogs the vascular system of the tree, preventing the movement of water with in the tree. The boys enjoyed watching the bucket and crane trucks as the men used their chainsaws to slowly take the tree down branch by branch.

Every time I walk out the back door I miss seeing the tree.  My yard fills empty, but now on to dreaming about a new patio and outdoor kitchen:)