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Earth Building ~ Garlic ~ HeirloomsFeatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10461992974056668013noreply@blogger.comBlogger88125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2766781870808784629.post-46504910867554442272013-08-15T18:02:00.003-07:002013-08-15T18:02:53.383-07:00Week 13 SalsaA great week for warm weather crop harvest<br />
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This week in the food share<br />
zucchini<br />
spaghetti squash<br />
cilantro<br />
hungarian and italian sweet peppers<br />
slow food and bulgarian hot peppers<br />
heirloom tomatoes<br />
strawberries<br />
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We made a delicious Strawberry Cilantro Vinaigrette last night to dress up a raw kale salad<br />
5 sprigs cilantro<br />
8-10 strawberries<br />
1 tablespoon spicy mustard<br />
1/3 cup grapeseed oil<br />
1/3 cup water<br />
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And for those of you who love to salsa and signed up for a tomato share the first 10 lbs is going out this week with 5 varieties of heirlooms!<br />
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<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer">Squash Blossom ~ An Agroecological Garden intergrating foraging habitat for migratory birds and we Love to Experiment with Earth Building~</div>Featherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10461992974056668013noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2766781870808784629.post-90657006743211569142013-08-07T21:36:00.004-07:002013-08-07T21:36:48.037-07:00Week 12 Earth Building<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This week we dove back in to our mountain of mud for one of our favorite art mediums, Cob. A full immersion experience to retrofit the earth oven with a chimney and create other mud art adornments. </div>
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This week we're also up to our elbows in manicuring the garlic and shallots, making kale chips and harvesting lettuce seeds. </div>
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Garlic~Tomatoes~Shallots~Chard~Kale~Nasturtium~Fava Beans~Dill </div>
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1/4 cup grapeseed oil</div>
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2 garlic cloves</div>
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Blend. Drizzle over sliced tomatoes or serve on a bed of kale. Garnish with the edible nasturtium flowers</div>
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The Garlic has been unearthed and drying and it's the one finest crops we've grown! A robust collection of bulbs rich in oil, vibrancy and aroma. We couldn't be happier. My two co-conspires in garlic planting last fall humored my weighing and selecting of every single clove and I have to say, as tedious as it was for <i>all</i> of us, it was well worth it.<br />
The seven varietals of hops we grow are starting to make their magic. For the home brewers, tea drinkers and dreamers out there we'll have fresh whole hops, dried hops and fresh frozen hops again this year. <br />
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This week the share includes a flavorful collection of kale, chard, garlic, shallots, cilantro and basil. </div>
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I've been exploring the assortment of squashes that are beginning to develop both male and female flowers. Interestingly the summer zucchini's produce females right at the start while most of the winter squashes start with the males and them start developing female flowers. Why does any of this matter? Seed saving and pollinating adventures.<br />
We also successfully harvested a collection of heirloom brassicas that included purple top turnips, brussel sprouts and an incredibly large and tender heirloom kohlarbi. These much anticipated seeds involved a 2 year investment and surviving the winter. All three are really solid performers in our garden's temperate days and cool night growing cycle.<br />
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We dressed up the heirloom romaine, cherry tomato and nasturtium flower salad with the vinaigrette and spread the hummus over a toasted cheese bread. </div>
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We started the final round of transplanting squashes, tomatoes and tomatillos today and pulling the ripest garlic in the spiral patch. This is one of our best garlic crops in the last 7 years thanks to the sometimes tedious but well worth it prime bulb selecting. The scapes left to develop into bulbuls are about to unravel into their full splendor. We walked the maze a few times today before unearthing the garlic gems. We're retaining the spiral maze for the next round of crops as it's one of the most peaceful areas in the garden to walk through.<br />
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This week we're heavy into dehydrating garlic scapes and making kale chips for the winter and freezing batches of pesto.Chop and freeze scapes- you'll thank yourself for the extra effort now when food between the 20th parallel north and south is the primary option in a Montana winter.<br />
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This weeks food share includes broccoli, kale, garlic scapes, chard, peas, basil and bunching onions. Anyone interested in extra bags of stir fry bundles, heirloom romaine lettuce, chives, marjoram, scapes, lemon balm, comfrey, edible flowers or borage? This abundance is available for pick up this week.<br />
***For those of you new to storing basil it does best on the counter in a cool place. It will blacken and melt in the fridge.***<br />
Enjoy another beautiful week in Montana!<div class="blogger-post-footer">Squash Blossom ~ An Agroecological Garden intergrating foraging habitat for migratory birds and we Love to Experiment with Earth Building~</div>Featherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10461992974056668013noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2766781870808784629.post-51215260785738492642013-07-10T19:42:00.000-07:002013-07-10T19:42:00.833-07:00Week 7 Heat Wave and Week 8 Garlic Pesto<br />
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The warm weather crops are loving this weather especially the night time lows in the 50's. This is the earliest year the tomatoes are starting to turn. And can you believe we didn't watered during the heat wave? Highs in the 90's and the mulch is doing it's job, lettuce isn't bitter and we're saving water in the inter-mountain west. We've gone from 3 times a day to not once in the 7 days since it rained. Sustainability at it's finest.<br />
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We've been cutting and wrapping garlic scape bundles in between eating homemade Strawberrry-Coconut Ice Cream. Each garlic bundle makes 2-3 batches of <a href="http://squashblossomfarming.blogspot.com/2012/07/food-for-dragonflies-and-chard-two-ways.html" target="_blank">pesto</a>. They are great on pizzas, in stir fry, grilled and juiced. We have pounds and pounds of tender garlic scapes available to choose from by the bundle or pound. They freeze great so if you'd like to eat garlic pesto anytime during the year-YES! plan ahead and contact us for pickup or 5$ delivery. We also priority mail order in flat rate boxes.<br />
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Last weeks share included a stunning heirloom salad mix, stir fry bundles, heirloom red celery, garlic scapes, kale and herbs. This week we're enjoying kohlrabi, heirloom salad mix, kale, garlic scapes, herbs, bunching onions, strawberries, stir fry mix and snow peas.<br />
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The food share this week includes spinach, heirloom lettuce mix, sun tea herbs, asian green stir fry bundles, basil, kale and radishes. The heirloom mix is a collection of lettuces we've seed saved over the years. Lettuce makes a stunning display when allowed to flower and we're saving a few more heirloom varieties that are doing well in our variable climate. Seed saving is a interesting art of selection that takes into consideration not only texture and often size but more importantly flavor, adaptability to a broad spectrum of conditions and time to bolting. We emphasize heirloom and open pollinated plants as this is the only true means to a sustainable food future.<br />
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We finished our mulching project for the season and already really pleased with the amount of watering we've reduced and the possibility of slowing the grass down. Mulching protects the soil from an incredible amount of water evaporation from the sun and wind on the soil surface. It also creates a new zone for soil microbes and insects to co-exist and build organic matter. It is a vital layer of our Agro-ecosystem and the difference in our garden was immediate.<br />
So with less time water and weeding we have more time for enjoyable summer activities like planting seeds, building garden beds and forest forays! The rivers are swelling and so many unique shades of blue and green from the local sediment flow. Happy Summer Solstice!<br />
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Prepare your Lasagna by pre-cooking the noodles and chopping the veggies. Add the minced thyme and marjoram to the soaked cashews and puree with a little olive oil, lemon, salt and pepper. Begin layering noodles, veggies, sauce and cashew cheese (this is your ricotta). Finish with vegan cheese and bake for 30 minutes at 375 degrees. Serve with heirloom lettuce this week. Enjoy the food share. The garlic is soaring and scapes are just around the bend. </div>
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Week 3 is filled with specialty spring greens, shallots, herbs, radishes and early garlic clusters. This week's recipes are <a href="http://squashblossomfarming.blogspot.com/2011/06/week-2-squash-blossom-csa.html" target="_blank">honey mustard vinaigrette</a> and <a href="http://squashblossomfarming.blogspot.com/2011/06/week-2-squash-blossom-csa.html" target="_blank">bok choy with lime dressing.</a> Also, one of my new favorite creations is Russet Mashed Potatoes with Coconut Oil and a hint of dill and raw shallots served with Hungarian Herb Fish and our fresh salad mix.</div>
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Another delicious week of greens, herbs and shallots. Use the wild spinach in any recipe calling for spinach. I really like it in <a href="http://squashblossomfarming.blogspot.com/2012/05/moving-with-sun.html" target="_blank">artichoke dip</a>. Just pour marinated artichokes into a baking dish with olive oil, soaked cashews, diced garlic and wild spinach. Bake at 375 till the greens are wilted then puree in a blender adding enough water for a smooth consistency. Sprinkle salt and pepper to serve. We're deep into transplanting season. Up potting hot crops in the greenhouse and adapting others outside and in the tunnel. June is shaping up as wet and wonderful.<br />
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Here's a hawk moth we found in the tunnel the morphological mimicker ~ <i>Hemaris diffinis</i> ~ in a suspended state during the snow weather. </div>
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The rain is welcoming in our first food share of the season and after the last few spells it is finally hydrating the dry spring ground. You can see the plants and garlic growing before your eyes.<br />
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Besides the enduring nature of garlic I'm always an admirer of spring greens in Montana. Germinating early in spring they taste and feel highly energetic and so fresh after winter in the snow. This weeks share includes an assortment of our garden's greens, spring herbs, flowers and nettles which is highly nutritious in vitamin and minerals. You'll be cart wheeling after eating them. So in honor of jumping around the nettle patches and welcoming them into our lives we have a superfood soup recipe this week. </div>
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Heat oil and gently stir fry chopped shallots for 1-2 minutes. Remove from heat and carefully add several cup of water. I fill my 3.5 qt about half way. Return to high heat and toss nettle tops in (just tip the bag without touching the greens-the sting is inactivated in boiling water). Bring to a boil for 10 minutes. Add cooked quinoa and milk and reduce heat to simmer. Add 2 tsp thyme and salt and pepper to taste. </div>
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Nettles is a nourishing and replenishing herb loaded <a href="http://www.herballegacy.com/Vance_Chemical.html" target="_blank">with </a>calcium, Vitamin A, C, D, E, F, K, P chlorophyll, b vitamins, selenium, zinc, iron and magnesium. It also makes a great tea or <a href="http://www.squashblossomfarming.blogspot.com/2010/07/what-is-july-without-dragonflies.html" target="_blank">hair rinse</a>. Enjoy Spring!</div>
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We went on a hunt for spring singers of Central America. We found Trillums, a raging creek perfect for otters, Fomitopsis pincola the great forest recycler and last years migrant nest. </div>
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An invigorating, mineral and vitamin rich salad as winter approaches. Did you know Kale is super rich in Vitamin C with ample amounts of calcium and iron. One cup offers over 100 mg of Vitamin C ~ can't imagine eating a cup of kale? Surprise yourself with this salad as a winter warmer for your immune system. </div>
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Oil and heat the Kale till lightly wilted. You can also serve the salad raw and rubbed with oil. </div>
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I will say mildly blackened food has a rewarding taste that differs from the electric oven failures. Plenty of variations to work out with the earth oven like heating it up hotter and longer for the start and a tool to remove all the fine hot ash. You'll see during this first time I kept a fire going in one corner of the oven to keep the temp up. This was moved around from one side to the other depending on what I was cooking or burning in most cases. </div>
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The rolling fire posed a bit of a challenge when retrieving the pizza with flames running along the inside top or out the front where the oven exterior is black. So, a wooden peel was quickly constructed. The door also had to be soaked in water and propped up for a fresh air draw to keep the fire rolling. A chimney this spring once we're above freezing at night will be great to keep flames and smoke a good distance from my face. </div>
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next time a larger fire is made in the oven, burned longer and then removed when reduced to coals. Then the door can be sealed shut to hold the heat with no flames to contend with. Also, a precook on the crust just like electric cooking would be helpful so it's more evenly cooked in the center.<br />
So, this was a good first try to work out these learning lessons but maybe not a daily affair just yet. This type of oven can easily be improved upon and adjusted since it is merely clay, sand and straw. It was a great reason to spend the whole day outside and exciting to finally use. </div>
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into the backbone of the Earth<br />
where hearts pounding against<br />
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a wolf howling like the wind<br />
the deep swirling spirits<br />
awaken <br />
luring us past<br />
icy water falling<br />
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ancient stromatolites and ravens riding thermals<br />
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the wolf pack grows and echoes<br />
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<i>i can still hear, an ancient epeiric wind, rustling through the fields of poacea in montana</i></div>
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the highlight of my day<br />
numb inflexible hands in an arctic bird's winter paradise, discovering a new way<br />
along the other side of the river<br />
with clear views to the bottom, Common and Hooded Mergansers, Common Goldeneyes, Mallards, American Widgeons, Canada Geese, Magpies, a Muskrat and the larch leaf drop<br />
in lofty pillows along the trail with only berries, bare branches and conifers. <br />
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<i>oncorhynchus</i> paints the undercurrents</div>
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light suspended </div>
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then filling my heart </div>
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keeping the embers of my spirit burning</div>
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as laughter travels like an echoic wind </div>
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from the kinetic rule makers of merriment </div>
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suspended </div>
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