These are the best GD pickles in the whole wide world. I dont care what you say. I will fight you like a rabid raccoon. These are it. Especially when the put the little ones in there because they stay nice and crunchy. I think one of the reasons they taste so good is because …
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Blackberries
The blackberries were on the bush and they looked delicious but the same black and orange beetles that were all over the agarita bushes every year were parked on my blackberry bush eating the little bulbous sections of each berry before they were fully ripe. I remembered a trick i had seen a farmer do …
Agarita Berries
The Agarita Berries began to turn colors and i noticed that the berries inside the dog run had significantly less beetles on them in comparison to the other bushes on the property. I soon realized why. Cashew was eating the beetles that were attempting to eat the berries. I hoped for her sake that they …
The Agaritas are Blooming
Last year there were no agarita berries. The bushes bloomed and then we had a hard icy freeze. They didnt bloom again. This year the bushes are covered in an excess of butter yellow flowers and im hoping the weather stays nice for them because it would be wonderful to get a good crop of …
Tasting Agarita Berries
I watched the red buds open into bright orange flowers. I watched those flowers give way to round green berries. I paid close attention to those green berries, waiting for them to turn red. However, as i waited many of them shriveled and went straight to black. I was confused as to what was happening. …
The Agaritas Bloom
Two years ago my family member notified me that these thorny things on my property are agarita berry bushes and that while painful to harvest they yield pretty tasty berries. I have wanted to investigate this ever since she said it but for the past two years we have had apocalyptic winter every time these …
The Sumac Harvest
This is the Sumac harvest. Unfortunately that’s all it is, a harvest. I’m a bit overwhelmed with life right now. Shortly before Christmas i tried to process the harvest. I spent hours picking berries off of branches until my fingers were raw and cut up. Pressing them against anything made them feel like there was …
A Miscellaneous Update
Though things are rather uncertain at the moment, Sili and Cashew are unaware and living their best life on the land. They are operating business as usual while i stress and fret over work and school and sometimes that’s very helpful. i cancelled our subscription to the fedex food delivery service. The price for foods …
The Sumac Harvest
The sumac berries ripened in mid August of 2019. This year they waited until September 7th to turn shiny and bright red. Unfortunately i didn’t notice them until minutes before sundown so they would have to be harvested on September 8th, when i had light to see the berry clusters i would be cutting. Knowing …
Gathering Day
I came home one day with the intention of collecting the acorns from beneath the pin oaks. As soon as i was out there with my bucket i realized the female cedar trees had berries on them. I had paid a hefty sum of money at one point to buy cedar berries for my natural …