Class F Potato Planting Photos

Thanks to Noah D. for taking these photos.

First we place the potatoes in a trench.

We use the string to decide where to put the potatoes. It is marked every 9 inches.

A completed row.

Then we sprinkle organic fertilizer.

Eyes up.

Then we gently step on the potatoes to seal them into the bottom of the trench.

Four leaf clover!

The completed rows are then covered with soil. And the happy people head off to enjoy the rain.

Too Much Rain

People have been asking us about the garden. They say things like "does the crazy Spring/Winter mean you are behind?" -- "Yes!" We say. At this point all of nature is behind a "normal" Spring and significantly behind last year. So, the frogs have started singing about a month later. The plum trees just blossomed on Friday, and last year I think they were blossoming in early April.

So nature is "behind schedule," but our community's garden is even more behind schedule. Part of it is that the garden has a loamy soil that has a high proportion of silt and clay. This means our soil is slow to dry out compared to sandier soils. The garden also has a north facing slope. Yikes! So we have not even started planting in the garden at the Farmstead. We prepared some soil in the big field by the Homestead for Great River and Class C to plant into last week. It was "chunky" because it was a little wet, but it worked out for getting in their potatoes and some of our onions. A start.

We did some soil prep last week for Class F to plant potatoes today. Then it rained buckets yesterday. Now I don't know if we can make trenches for them to plant into. I am not sure if we can even walk in the field. We will be able to improvise, but this rain has set the clock back.

Future Land School Cookbook Table of Contents

Okay. This is not really a Table of Contents, per se, but rather a dwelling place ideas about a potential cookbook.


Eggs:
Souffle
Perfect Fried Eggs
Hard Boiled Eggs Many Ways

Fruit:
No Sugar Apple Sauce
Cider and hard Cider
Raspberry Jam and Ice Cream
Rhubarb Sauce
Strawberries
Blueberries
Plum Jam

New World:
Beans
Corn Tortillas

Blue Corn Pancakes and Variations
Corn bread

All Things Maple Syrup

Maple Candy

New Potatoes with Parsley

Popcorn in Coconut Oil

Squash Pie and Squash Soup

Habanero Sauce and Jelly

Fire-Roasted Salsa

Spaghetti Sauce

Potato Leek Soup

Chili

Wild Rice Something

Hand-Pressed Sunflower Oil

Class F French Fries - Oven 

Roasted Vegetable Medley

Enchiladas

Ferments:
Kraut
Kim Chi
Kombucha
Yoghurt
Pickles

Asia:
Tofu
Black Rice
Summer Stir Fry and variations

Old World:
Kale and Broccoli
Pesto
Artisan Bread and Variations
Buttermilk Pancakes
Pizza
Roasted Garlic on Toast
Borscht
Roasted Chicken
Barbecue - Pulled Pork
Asparagus
Lentil Soup
Risotto
Steel Cut Oats

Forages:
Nettles
Morels
Chicken of the Woods
Hedgehog mushrooms
Pigweed
Lambs Quarters
Trout
Dandelion Greens
Milkweed
Ramps
Daylilies
Meadow Mushrooms
Boletes
Wild Teas

Extras:
Herb Salt
Flower Bouquet Making
Lip Balm Beeswax
Salad Dressing and Salad Ideas including Nasturtiums
Something with Honey, Honey
Farmer to Farmer Coffee

Pond Exploration Group

Have you ever tried to get three soaking wet silly people to pose for you? I gave up.

Wildflower Photo Hike Class C

Class C Group Photos