Diary of a Transplant: Harvest Time

  |  October 10, 2013
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Harvest season is in full swing over here.

Despite a terrible summer for gardens (too much rain, then too much heat, then too much cold), we have so much produce to eat without ever leaving our property. Kale, arugula, turnips, radishes. Sun chokes, the last of the tomatoes and raspberries, beets, apples…

We’ve planted a late crop, too: radishes, carrots, and salad greens. And kale and beets, hoping they’ll overwinter, if we keep them covered when the cold hits, and give us fresh greens in early spring.

Our freezer is full of duck and lamb, and will have turkey and pork within the next few weeks. Much of this will go to barter, but we’ll keep enough back to keep ourselves well fed through the winter.

It’s a deeply satisfying feeling: food stocked up for the winter. And we worked so hard all  summer. Looking forward to sitting by the fire with a full stomach, and some slow winter projects! More photos of the bounty after the jump.

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