Food From the Yard, Month 2
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errantemberAt the beginning of this year I made a vow that on the first of each month, I would only eat food I had grown in the yard. I was pretty hungry on January 1st, and I'm probably going to be pretty hungry today!
I have two eggs from the chickens, a big kale plant, and a few scrubby carrots that have gone to seed. And, instead of my normal tea, I made a witches brew of everything in the herb spiral, including rosemary, lavender, oregano, and parsley. If only I had kept the mint plants alive! I also decided to allow myself to drink my kombucha, because while none of the ingredients were grown on property, the brewing process was all done here. My long-term goal is to ultra-localize my relationship with food to my own yard, and that counts. This is the first batch of kombucha I've made that I actually expect to taste *good*, so the timing works out well.
Maybe I can find some dandelions or a pecan or two in the yard...
Taking on this challenge has definitely made my desire to garden more visceral. Spending a whole day hungry when not actually on a fast really focuses the attention, and it's something one remembers all month long! Early in January I planted some greens and radishes, hoping that at least the radishes might be edible by now, but the sproutlings from those efforts are only now the size of pennies, so I'll probably have to wait for next month at least before I see any food. Once the upcoming cold snap is over, I'll probably plant some more. I'm also on deadline to clear out the sunroom, currently used for storage, by February 10th, and I'll be using the brightest wall as a greenhouse. I should be able to get some indoor seedlings started there soon, too. This will address my current, fairly critical basil shortage, as I still have lots of basil seeds on the dead plants out front in the yard.
I have two eggs from the chickens, a big kale plant, and a few scrubby carrots that have gone to seed. And, instead of my normal tea, I made a witches brew of everything in the herb spiral, including rosemary, lavender, oregano, and parsley. If only I had kept the mint plants alive! I also decided to allow myself to drink my kombucha, because while none of the ingredients were grown on property, the brewing process was all done here. My long-term goal is to ultra-localize my relationship with food to my own yard, and that counts. This is the first batch of kombucha I've made that I actually expect to taste *good*, so the timing works out well.
Maybe I can find some dandelions or a pecan or two in the yard...
Taking on this challenge has definitely made my desire to garden more visceral. Spending a whole day hungry when not actually on a fast really focuses the attention, and it's something one remembers all month long! Early in January I planted some greens and radishes, hoping that at least the radishes might be edible by now, but the sproutlings from those efforts are only now the size of pennies, so I'll probably have to wait for next month at least before I see any food. Once the upcoming cold snap is over, I'll probably plant some more. I'm also on deadline to clear out the sunroom, currently used for storage, by February 10th, and I'll be using the brightest wall as a greenhouse. I should be able to get some indoor seedlings started there soon, too. This will address my current, fairly critical basil shortage, as I still have lots of basil seeds on the dead plants out front in the yard.
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WHAT!!!!
Date: 2011-02-01 04:23 pm (UTC)