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hood harvest
Despite the lack of posting, activity around the monkey ranch has continued.Back near the beginnings of September I went out and harvested some elderberries. Not wanting to repeat my recent bout with...
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cabra delicata
Fearing milk allergies and mucus production, my folks experimented with feeding me goat milk as a child. In rural Sonoma County back in the seventies, this was no way out of the norm. Although I don't...
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silurian turkey
Turkey day. I guess it just wouldn't be complete without turkey and ham, stuffing, sweet potatoes, mashed potatoes with gravy, cranberry sauce, green bean casserole, ratatouille and a bun. Now add to...
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poached scramble with gifted speck
It's been nearly two weeks since the last BFM. I'm going through severe withdrawal. Without fresh veggies, my skin turns ashen, the gray at the temples becomes more pronounced, and I want to sleep...
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hey, it's fuyu!
Tell me, what would you do if given a thousand pounds of ripe fuyus?Inspired by last year's experiments with goo I took action.....Take one box of the crazy-soft goo balls (between 24-36 fruit) and rip...
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sourdough trinity
My daughter has been saying "oh my god!" about stuff lately. It came on suddenly, as though picked up from a friend. (My guess is that this happened somewhere between 9am and 3pm last Friday; the last...
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best quiche ever
This is not meant to be a tease. Try to think of it as more a testament to how good it really was. You see, I meant to take a picture of this totally fantabulous quiche, but realized that none existed...
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tastes like chicken
Oh my.It is a rare occasion in this world when you can out do a "best you ever had" moment in your life.So there I was, with my second chicken from Riverdog Farms, stuffed ever so lovingly into my...
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pork noodle soup
With a trip down memory lane, I stumbled across this soup. I had some hot italian pork sausage in the fridge, and was wondering what to do with it. A review of the pantry revealed a can of garbanzo...
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tour de ferment
Hey, wanna help out? Then get on your bike because it's time to ride for our local urban-ag heros City Slicker Farms! (CSF).This Sunday, our "Tour de Ferment" (but one event in a series of fermentation...
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a love of labor
Fava beans. Do you love them or hate them? Maybe you love to eat them, but couldn't imagine ever putting in the labor beforehand to do so. This is where I stood just a few years ago. I liked the idea...
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bfm summer farm tour
Whoa, I knew I've been a slacker on posting, but damn, apparently, I've taken all of June off. Well, now I can comfortably tell you a bit about our 2010 BFM Summer Farm Tour:So there we were, in the...
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6 year old menu
Big-girl was so impressed with the line-up that night, she documented it in a menu.......About two weeks ago, I hauled out the deep fryer to remake some corn dog bites from a while back. Call it a...
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finger squash
Any chance you read that last post and went: "Huh? does that say finger squash?" Well yes, it did......I just love squash. I've grown a few different varieties in the past, my favorite being the small...
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yeasterday
It was all about the wild yeast collection yesterday. Little dude and I went foraging for elderberries to start another mead like the one from last year. We couldn't get many, so I'm starting small...
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WTF?
So there I was at the Tuesday market saying hi to Carl.Whoa, WTF? That is one crazy squash!"Yeah, everyone says that but no one is gonna buy it."Serious?"Yep."An hour and a half later*, I'm finally...
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insane in the membrane
Quince. Marmelada. The source of the "original" marmelade. However you may or may not associate quince with the candy-like confection it can be turned into, it is an insane process to get from the...
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better living through chemistry
Is this really only my 15th post of the year? Holy crap I've been slacking. Wait, correct that. I've been slacking at posting anything this year, but slacking with the food projects? Hell no. For...
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If corporate giant Monsanto has their way, there will soon be GMO alfalfa available. Hearing this, you might be thinking "but I don't eat alfalfa, so what's the fuss?" The fuss is that nearly every cow...
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orange eggs, no ham
A few weekends ago we went and visited my in-laws. Arriving a bit before noon, Grandma G told the kids that her three young hens had recently begun laying eggs. The kids followed her outside to the...
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ferment change 4
"On your mark, get set, go!"For me, Ferment Change started with a doughnation. Year two, the party grew to a few hundred, workshops multiplied, and the Tour de Ferment was born. Year three, the party...
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local salmon
thank you salmon, for roaming the ocean free;thank you salmon, for returning home;thank you salmon, for giving your life to nourish my family.thank you salmon, for your tasty pink flesh;thank you...
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the dopo on adesso
Dude. Version 3.0 of my wood fired oven. I finished it the previous week and gave it a test with some pizzas. Bottoms cooked up nice, but the oven wasn't hot enough. This time, I've hopefully learned a...
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creek where the hog resides
The weekend before last was time for the "dads' fishing trip" of the year. A chance for me to regain a bit of sanity while being outdoors, hanging out with one of my best buddies, drinking beer,...
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whew!
Did I make it? Can I squeeze in one last post to make it a grand total of 7 for the year?Do I even have any time to talk about making a soufflé? Probably not, so I guess it doesn't matter if it had...
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