The denim rugs are finished! Ken got this rug loom at an auction – a story in itself. It has a sectional warp beam so I can do long warps easily. this reduces time spent setting up the warp. This was my first sectional warp, and I have learned a lot. The sections need to be the same number of revolutions. I discovered near the end that I was at the …
Each year about this time I start freezing green vegetables for winter. This week I froze some asparagus. Asparagus is a great boost to kidney function – like a cleanse. I like to make cream of asparagus soup in the winter when we start to feel sluggish. When friends come who do not eat dairy, I use oats as a creamy thickener instead – an old trick of Ken’s I blanch most vegetables …
Greetings from the Garden! This week’s CSA box has lettuce, spinach, salad and braising greens, beet thins, onions, radishes, potatoes, sun chokes, herbs – cilantro, oregano and marjoram, and asparagus Field Notes. Spring is a busy time on the farm. The rain was welcome; it meant crops that had been standing still were able to pop! It also meant new weeds could germinate and Ken vigilantly got out once it got dry enough and started …
