What are you harvesting now?

[baymule]

You can eat them as well-as long as you get the tannins out.

I know, but just was never hungry enough to want to try it. Too many other good things to eat that are easier to prepare. But I wonder what acorns would taste like.....

 

[Denim Deb]

They're actually not that bad.

 

[baymule]

They're actually not that bad.

So how do you prepare them? From picking them to eating them?

 

[Britesea]

Wow! I'm amazed at how much you got done- do your own butchering?

 

[mcjam]

Yes, we do our own butchering and have accumulated a goodly amount of handy tools (meat band saw, large grinder, commercial cutting boards and good knives) to make the job go more quickly since our first attempts. A little experience is a great help too. We have fewer "mystery cuts" than we used to and each year it seems to take less time. We really like to know what is in the food we eat, and believe it all tastes better that way. The last few years we have gotten into sausage and smoking. The difference in those products is incomparable. You just can't buy that flavour and quality anywhere.

 

[Britesea]

Not just meats. I make pretty much everything from scratch (except for a few that would be a pain, like dry bouillon) and I've noticed that all of it tastes better than store-bought. My theory is that the preservatives that are in everything have a taste, and it's not a good one.

 

[sumi]

@mcjam I'm with you there! It's so much nicer all round. We have a thread here on butchering your own, don't know if you saw it?

http://www.sufficientself.com/threads/does-anyone-else-butcher-their-own-meat.14282/

 

[Poka_Doodle]

We hopefully finished all the butchering and are getting one egg a day and then got our Christmas tree

 

[frustratedearthmother]

Peppers, peppers, and more peppers. The monster squash plant is still hanging in there despite a few light frosts. Brussels sprouts, broccoli and cabbage plants are looking great. Carrots have popped through, but of course those and the onions won't be ready to harvest for awhile yet...

 

[frustratedearthmother]

Definitely! Small and productive is waaaaay better than biting off more than you can chew (or weed, or harvest or can)!