Latest local forage — hickory nuts, chestnuts, and autumn olives. I’m planning a hickory pie, similar to a pecan pie — though shelling hickories is a painstaking process, so this will be a very small experiment. The chestnuts are in the freezer now and will find many uses this winter—soups, desserts, fritters— the possibilities are endless. The autumn olives have been juiced and cooked slowly into a concentrate that reminds me of tamarind, only fruitier and sweeter. I’m thinking of making a chutney, its flavor rounded with prune and cumin and lime, garam masala and ginger. Last week I juiced wild grapes and made a dark, deeply flavorful syrup, thickened with chia seeds into a makeshift grape jam. And also I made apple sauce from the tart knobby fruit of abandoned trees in my neighborhood, with a bit of maple syrup to sweeten. And last night I steamed and ate—with lemon and tahini dressing— the tasty leaves of evening primrose, “weeds” that grew prolifically in the un-mown paths of my otherwise neglected garden. In other words, I’ve been celebrating harvest time, and the gifts of Mother Nature. Because that’s job number one for humans—to celebrate and appreciate what we’re given. . . . #harvesttime #forage #newenglandfall #newenglandforaging #foraging #chestnuts #hickorynuts #autumnolives #autumnolive #naturegifts #naturegift #autumnharvest #wildfood #wildharvest #eveningprimrose #gratitude #homestead #homesteadlifestyle #ctlife #ctharvest (at Connecticut) https://www.instagram.com/p/CGG3AleHzI0/?igshid=1s4ic59mxj5jm

A new snapshot from https://sagesacre.com/2020/08/18/risks-of-organic-gardening/

Risks of Organic Gardening

A reminder on this Tomato Tuesday, if you’re an organic gardener, the organisms get a share of the garden too.

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