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Fish In the Water is a farmer-to-be so-called foodie writer living on the beautiful rural Eastern Shore of MD. What We’ve Preserved So Far
- 1 gallon lilac wine
- 1 gallon strawberry wine
- 3 gallons elderberry wine
- 2 quarts strawberry vodka
- 1 quart plum vodka
- 15 pints tomatoes
- 6 pints pickled beets
- 7 pints spaghetti sauce
- 22 pints various salsas (including peach!)
- 3 pints peaches in booze
- 9 pints green beans
- 10 pints pickles
- 4 pints zucchini relish
- 1 pint 1 half pint pickled hot peppers
- 4 half pints hot sauce
- 6 half pints barbecue sauce
- 6 quarts refrigerator pickles
- 6 quarts refrigerator kohlrabi pickles
- 2 quarts tomato conserva (paste)
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Monthly Archives: June 2010
Gifting All Around
I suppose for a bit I should attempt to be more cheerful. The thought of collapse really doesn’t depress me that much, though. I know I’m not the only one who feels that way, because I’ve been reading more and … Continue reading
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The Dilemmas of Blogging
Well. I’ve only been blogging (on this particular blog) for eight months, and it has already become quite a “thing.” In other words it has in some ways taken over my life in ways I did not anticipate. This month … Continue reading
Posted in Tales of Writing
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More About Death
One of the other things that came up during our “why trees” discussion on Wednesday was the fact that trees eventually die. But before I get to that, I wanted to explain how these farm conversations look. This past Wednesday, … Continue reading
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Why Trees
I went back to yesterday’s post and realized I never quite got around to answering the question “why trees.” I was asked the same question at the farm Wednesday and was unable to give an entirely satisfactory answer then either. … Continue reading
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Talking About Trees
There was actually reasoning behind my post of yesterday, though it may have seemed like I was just rambling on about being a forest fairy. If, in fact, you believe trees feel some level of pain and have some level … Continue reading
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Talking to Trees
People have long thought I’m crazy for a wide variety of reasons. I want to bring down civilization. I’m so far to the left some people think I’m coming around to the right. There are all the superficial reasons: I … Continue reading
Mmm Dinner
Just saying. Vegetables are good. PS Look I got a profile picture! Taken by the handsome fella himself on the beautiful Colchester Farm.
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Plants Have Feelings Too
I’ve been eating meat for a few months now, and, as I suspected, my need to sit and contemplate the origins of every piece of meat has started to fade. I’m not sure how I feel about this. I’ve now … Continue reading
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Sustainable Farming (or not) Part 3
So now we’ve defined sustainability (flexibility, and the ability to adapt and change) and farming (using an area of land explicitly for the production of specific species), and it’s time to put them together. What do you get? The handsome … Continue reading
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Sustainable Farming (or not) Part 2
People are typically surprised to hear me say I don’t think any of the small farms around us are sustainable. “But they manage run-off and don’t use pesticides!” I hear in protest. Yes, this is true. I would say that’s … Continue reading
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