acts of faith in the future

It seems that I must start every blog entry with an apology, and for that I apologize. For apologizing, and for being so sporadic in my postings. ( My last post was in July! Where did August go!?!?)

This time of year is spent mostly harvesting the bounty of the season and preserving that bounty in various ways. Spreading the onions on the floor of the greenhouse to dry and cure, hanging garlic in the dark loft of the barn to do the same, spending hours toiling over simmering tomato sauce, jarring jams of all kinds, keeping that dehydrator whirring with herbs and produce, and the list goes on! Every farmer has their favorite time of the season, and this is mine. Putting food away for the future is something I get really excited about. I barely noticed the hurricane come and go, I was so wrapped up in canning projects! There is so much to learn, so many ways to experiment and be creative. They say that gardening is an act of faith in the future, and so is each one of these tasks we devote hours to. Soon we'll be hauling winter squash out of the field, a magnificent family of vegetables that keeps for months and months without rotting. Until then, you'll find us chomping down on watermelon in the field, scrounging for the last sweet corn husks, taking down tomato stakes, dancing til the world ends in our kitchen, (Britney reference, in case you didn't catch that!) and savoring every last day of summer until the winter winds come around.

Be well!

-the stone soup crew