We’ve been nut harvestin’ here at the farm this week. During the summer, edible English walnuts are covered with a green husk. In the fall, when the walnuts are ready for harvest, the husks crack and break apart. I purchased my English walnut saplings from Burnt Ridge Nursery, 360-985-2873, www.burntridgenursery.com, and I’ve been very pleased with how well they’ve grown and produced fruit. Below is my father’s walnut cracker invention …
Hold on to your egg shells, farm sisters, because you might just …
CRACK UP
when you hear this:
Neiman Marcus has unveiled its 86th annual Fantasy Gifts collection, and, MERCY!
The selection this year had me sucking air in through my teeth, then exhaling it in a whistle.
Got your Christmas gift list handy?
Well, then, take a gander at this lil’ beauty:
The Beau Coop Heritage Hen Mini Farm (Photo courtesy of Neiman Marcus)
After we gathered the walnuts from our 100-year-old black walnut trees.
We had to figure out how to get crackin’ (remove the hulls) so they can dry.
Best way to do that?
With a tractor, of course.
Update: Jesse and his team have reached their goal! Thanks to everyone who donated! 🙂 Look for the new farming app, Agrisaurus, coming out soon.
Wow! Front yard garden? This is called Farmscape. I jumped for joy. You will, too, when you see what Jesse DuBois and his team have in the works at KickStarter. (KickStarter is a website that acts as a funding platform for creative projects.) In 2010, DuBois began project building and maintaining intensive food gardens for Farmscape, the largest urban farming venture in California. This venture soon inspired Agrisaurus. Which, by the way, is an awesome name.
Farmscape is defeating big food with small food …
On 10/11/2012 6:41 PM, Thane wrote:
I regret to inform you that one of our hard drives, which contained the R drive and the P drive, passed away yesterday. It will be sorely missed. Rather than bore you with the complexities of the situation, know that Gabe and I have set up a temporary backup. If all goes according to plan, you will never notice a difference. If you do notice anything, please let me or Gabe know. More important, anything saved on those drives today is probably gone. Please …
Buy props used in MaryJane’s books and magazine!
5% of profits will benefit www.firstbook.org, a non-profit that provides new books to children from low-income families throughout the U.S. and Canada.
Here’s how:
MaryJane will post a photo and a description of a prop and its cost along with a few details as to its condition here: https://shop.maryjanesfarm.org/MaryJanesCurations. It’s a playful way to be the new owner of a little bit of farm herstory.
