I haven’t posted a recipe in a while, so I think it is way past time that I do that! What better way to break my no-recipe streak than with this Corn and Kale Chowder? Honestly, I attended Food Blog South back in January, and I was a little intimidated by all the bloggers who …
I posted awhile back about grinding cornmeal from the dent corn we grew this summer. I was unsure of how to grind grits from the corn. Most things I read said that you needed to grind the corn, then sift it. The small stuff that goes through is cornmeal, and the big stuff on top …
You may recall that we grew our own dent corn this year. It turned out absolutely beautifully. We had to pick the corn before it completely dried on the stalks because we were worried that it would mold with the amount of rain we had this summer. Well now that we are confident that the …
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My last post was admittedly a bit very whiny in regards to my garden this year, so I though I would share with you something that did do well this year today to make up for it! A Big, Beautiful Bowl of Dent Corn! In addition to my square foot garden, which is usually my …
While I am talking about the row garden, I should mention our most effective method of organic pest control! Bug Control Patrol When the corn was about 3 feet tall, we moved our large chicken tractor into the corn patch, surrounded the whole thing with movable fencing, and released the chickens, guineas and ducks. What …
