Daily Harvest 10/13/13

The first ear of Indian Corn was picked just to get a peek.

Who walks here to observe...?

 Another walk on the farm

 another field in flower

another scene of change

that like a patina gets better with age

Happy Halloween!

Guardian Witch 10/29/13

Indian Ear 10/29/13

 Finally Froggie! 10/29/13

Finally a Frog let me photograph him. I could get close enough to photograph a bunny, but frogs hop immediately away when they see my shadow approach. This guy must have thought that he was well enough camouflaged to escape my notice.

Daily Harvest 10/12/13

Pumpkin Harvest 10/12/13

Near sighted Pumpkins

just to give perspective

Near Sighted Ghost

Near Sighted Giants

Shy and Near Sighted

And now we have pumkins!

starting to turn orange...

and spotting the field

 and more to come

 and a ghost(pumpkin that is.)

Farm Help 10/10/13

photo by Ed Howe

Gary pulling vines or vines pulling Gary?

There is a lot of wildlife on the farm

So far rabbits fear least the camera.

Signs of Fall

September passing cool and bright

still signs of young life

with the old, new...   then a clue;

a splash of red and yellow in the still bright green grass shoots.

I look up to see the color in the trees.
                                    
Blueberries long eaten by birds leave leaves... to change;

become brilliant in their last efforts

to improve the painting. Who thought it could be improved upon?

Who walks here to receive these gifts

Who observes the dance of cyclical change and doesn't mourn?

Even though    (fall harvests are abundant)

even through   (the beauty)

even though   (we know winter will bear spring and summer will come again.)

Daily Harvest 9/29/13

Still plenty of cherries and basil...

...but now we also have pumpkins...

...and pumpkin heads apparently.

Objects in Mirror are Closer than They Appear

 4 views

 barn view

 Objects in Mirror are Closer

Objects are Closer than They Appear

by Kim Keown

Rather Large Cucumber

While I was at the farm harvesting and processing food from the kitchen garden, my own kitchen garden was being ignored. Luckily my neighbor waters because his garden is there too. I asked my daughter to harvest the cucumbers and save them for me in my crisper so I could make pickles, and told her to eat the slicers. When I asked her about them, she said, "I didn't see any." I thought that was completely weird because I knew those 3 vines were still healthy. So when I got back to Boston this is what I found. I said to her "You didn't see this?" as I held it up. Its a foot long. And the picklers where fat and orange.

I brought them back to Westport but never ventured to do anything with them. That cabbage was huge too that we got at the Dartmouth Farmer's Market. I made sauerkraut, coleslaw and slaw salad with it and still had some left over.

Fermented Projects

Pickles, I made several batches of 2 varieties. I also made...

Bread and Butter Pickles, Relish and...            ...Cherry Tomato Pickles of course, and...

Fermented Plum Chutney...Seems good with lamb and bourbon. I have perfected a great plum chutney recipe for my taste, but cooking it with vinegar doesnt give the probiotic health benefits of fermented food. I used the same recipe and and just instead of cooking it on the stove with vinegar and sugar-maple is probably what I used, I added instead a little pickle juice to get the ferment started and left it out until it seemed ready to eat.

I did make other Sauerkraut this summer besides the purple sad kraut. My favorite way to eat it, is cold, on a grilled cheddar and sourdough sandwich.

This is not ready yet. It will not be that nice lime green color when it is.

Thanks for visiting...

...this blog and if you were there, me at Open Studios this weekend. Now I will continue to add to these posts(photos, recipes, stories) and create more. So if you liked something you tasted and want the recipe or tips on making it yourself, or want to know more about eating locally, or want to see more photos and videos, follow this blog or check back periodically for updates.

Bumbler 6 by Kim Keown

My art does not stop at the Farm, please visit:

http://circusmirage.blogspot.com/

for more multimedia film & video projects. THANKS!