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[SadieSue]

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Oh bummer.
Where in Kitsap are you at????

Olalla

Since you're from Olalla, you may want to wait until we have our South Sider's meet up in Tacoma. I'll try and plan one for mid-week sometime in the next couple of weeks. Jen? Jbugged? (Where are you BTW?) ZGoatLady? Kaneke? Stumpfarmer? Let's pick a date - Wednesdays are best I think. We'll meet at the wine shop - Vino Aquino @ 4417 6th Ave in Tacoma sometime around 6 PM?

 

[AriLovesChickens]

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Oh. Well I can't make Wednesday or Thursday then. Too bad, because I'm only about a mile away from Third Place Books.

 

[Chickielady]

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Illia the green beans I posted there are 13 pounds of Roma Pole beans.
They are so tender, they cannot be canned or just fall apart.
They come in yellow (Gold Marie) and green, and all have brown beans inside if you let them go to seed.
They are very meaty, tender, stringless and prolific.
I blanhed & froze the 13 pounds 4 days ago, and just did the same with another 10 pounds this morning.
The peas were over a few weeks ago, but got a good 25 pounds of peas from them.
Gotta go buy another freezer today!
Next year I am planting only 1 cherry, one slicer, and 15 Roma tomatoes (for sauce & salsa!!!)
I am making 12 pints, or 8 quarts, of either salsa, tomatoe soup, stewed tomatoes or sauce, every other day!!!!!!!!!!

This salsa recipe is really super good:::
4-5 big onions chopped
2-4 cups of dried black eyed peas, softened
bunch cilantro, chopped
2 jalapenos, diced, & seeds removed
2 pasillo peppers, diced, seeds removed
2 anchos, diced & seeds removed, and 2-4 gallons of diced tomatoes, all colors
1 jicama, diced
2 cucumbers, diced
1 half gallon jug of snappy tom type veg juice...heat to boiling, and hot pack in pint jars, then process water bath for 10 minutes at a boil.
We take a jar every fishing trip with chips.
It is called "Texas caviar"

Other beans can be softened and added, too, if you want, like black beans or navy, or white beans.
They sell Texas caviar at Costco, it is VERY YUMMY!!!

 

[Kaneke]

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Illia the green beans I posted there are 13 pounds of Roma Pole beans.
They are so tender, they cannot be canned or just fall apart.
They come in yellow (Gold Marie) and green, and all have brown beans inside if you let them go to seed.
They are very meaty, tender, stringless and prolific.
I blanhed & froze the 13 pounds 4 days ago, and just did the same with another 10 pounds this morning.
The peas were over a few weeks ago, but got a good 25 pounds of peas from them.
Gotta go buy another freezer today!
Next year I am planting only 1 cherry, one slicer, and 15 Roma tomatoes (for sauce & salsa!!!)
I am making 12 pints, or 8 quarts, of either salsa, tomatoe soup, stewed tomatoes or sauce, every other day!!!!!!!!!!

This salsa recipe is really super good:::
4-5 big onions chopped
2-4 cups of dried black eyed peas, softened
bunch cilantro, chopped
2 jalapenos, diced, & seeds removed
2 pasillo peppers, diced, seeds removed
2 anchos, diced & seeds removed, and 2-4 gallons of diced tomatoes, all colors
1 jicama, diced
2 cucumbers, diced
1 half gallon jug of snappy tom type veg juice...heat to boiling, and hot pack in pint jars, then process water bath for 10 minutes at a boil.
We take a jar every fishing trip with chips.
It is called "Texas caviar"

Other beans can be softened and added, too, if you want, like black beans or navy, or white beans.
They sell Texas caviar at Costco, it is VERY YUMMY!!!

not to mention all the peas you let T Hi and I pick, when we stopped by --- I was a little piggy and ate all the peas myself; the zucchini has been used in stew, in salads, and in fritattas ... and I still have some left (the chicks loved the end pieces)

 

[Kaneke]

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Olalla

Since you're from Olalla, you may want to wait until we have our South Sider's meet up in Tacoma. I'll try and plan one for mid-week sometime in the next couple of weeks. Jen? Jbugged? (Where are you BTW?) ZGoatLady? Kaneke? Stumpfarmer? Let's pick a date - Wednesdays are best I think. We'll meet at the wine shop - Vino Aquino @ 4417 6th Ave in Tacoma sometime around 6 PM?

I could bring some eggs for Helaine to put under HER broody ....

oh and possibly I could pick up Julia (Stumpfarmer) if she can go whatever day you pick

 

[Chickielady]

Oh I have gobs of zuchinni, spaghetti sq, banana sq, sweet meat sq, yellow paddy pans, and cinderella pumpkins as well as the big giant mammoth pumpkins.
The volunteer tomatillos are doing great!
Some tipped over at 5 feet tall so I had to stake them...big fruit all over them.
I have now, 2 foot tall brussells sprouts, 4" high broccoli & planted Danish Ballhead cabbages yesterday for the winter harvest.
More cabbage & broccoli will go in soon.
Here are some pics!

Roma green beans & gold marie.

herd of Cuckoo Marans babies & Icelandics.
All but 1 Icelandic has afoo foo on it's head!
beautiful colors!!!!!!!!!!!!

Day before yesterday's catch, 10# Rooster King Salmon, last one Saturday was a hen.
OK I am off to go shop for a freezer & some floor deck plywood.
BYE!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[RonB]

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What time?? the earlier the better for me but probably not for the rest of you. I get up at Midnight so I try and be in bed by 8:00pm. Monday is the best for me . I don't work that night

 

[hallerlake]

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I love head foo foos.

 

[hallerlake]

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Saturday, Tilth is doing something. There will be chickens. http://seattletilth.org/special_events/harvestfair2011

That sounds funnnn.

Maybe there will be a DUCK!
Shall we go there??

It runs from 10 to four. What time would you be interested in going?

 

[blueducklings]

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That sounds funnnn.

Maybe there will be a DUCK!
Shall we go there??

It runs from 10 to four. What time would you be interested in going?

10am sounds good. My son is goin to the zoo. I can sneak out and go to there instead.