"thanks for saying hello! Its been a good growing season, I'm actually still drowning in bell peppers and eggplants- been busy with school and family so I havent had time to blog. Please feel free to use the kefir article, I hope it can help…"
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Cynthia R.
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Cornelia left a comment for Cynthia R."Hi Cynthia! I just searched for your "art of kefir-making" post because I'd like to include it in a HOMEGROWN 101 section here for new people. How are you? How did your summer growing season go? We miss you!"
KC Pagano commented on Cynthia R.'s blog post 'Art of kefir making'"Fantastic! Thanks for all the great details and pictures. Now if only I can get a hold of those grains..."
Cornelia commented on Cynthia R.'s blog post 'Art of kefir making'"Thanks so much! Here is a directory for free kefir grains: http://www.torontoadvisors.com/Kefir/kefir-list.php"
Cynthia R. replied to Cornelia's discussion 'February Seed Swap!' in the group Resurrect the Barter!"Zone 9 here ( sunset guide zone 18). I have many heat loving vegetables and container varieties to share. I *love* adding to my tomato collection. :)"
Cynthia R. replied to Cornelia's discussion 'Winter CSA shares - who's got one?'"The shop I work at is a drop point for Tierra Miguel foundation's CSA and we got our first boxes of the winter season yesterday. It had:
yellow onions
green onions
yukon gold potatoes
carrots
parsley
cilantro
purple russian kale
green…"
Aliza Ess commented on Cynthia R.'s blog post 'Transitioning to a Fall/Winter Garden'"oh, SoCal you say it right at the top. Duh :)"
Aliza Ess commented on Cynthia R.'s blog post 'Transitioning to a Fall/Winter Garden'"Pomegranate juice! My mouth is watering. Wish I could help you with the pole bean question but so far I have much to learn about plant disease. Thanks for the post, and I'm about to go find out where to live b/c here in Baltimore I think…"
Cynthia R. posted a blog postTransitioning to a Fall/Winter Garden
This week the weather has been so gorgeous: mild, cool, (60-70 degree) and crisp nights (50ish). I'm trying to enjoy it the best that I can, autumn is a very short season in SoCal, its likely to jump back to 90 degree temps to get cold and drizzly and rather depressing on natures whim. I've heard and read that autumn in SoCal is the equivalent of spring back east; we're finally wandering outside again after the brutal summer sun and heat, and the ground is warm enough for seeds and plants to…See More
Aliza Ess commented on Cynthia R.'s blog post 'August Garden Update, tomato issues'"Wow, beautiful container garden! I've only had medium success with tomatoes in buckets. I noticed in my plant that a lot of the side branches look dry and wilty like that after the plant starts putting out a lot of fruit. I'm wondering if…"
Cynthia R. commented on Cynthia R.'s blog post 'Canning Jamboree 2009 (part 1)'"heehee, they arent from my trees, I was driving thru Littlerock, CA when I saw one of the stores there selling the locally grown produce there really cheap, $9 for a 28 pound box of plums and $6 for the 25 pound box of med peaches. I couldnt pass up…"
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- What kind of HOMEGROWN are you?
- Earth Mama, Dirt Under My Fingernails City Slicker
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- God made dirt so dirt don't hurt
- A bit about me:
- 20 something wife and mother of 2 striving to be as self suuficient and in touch with my food supply as is humanly possible in an apartment in the center of a huge metro area.
- Latest greatest meal cooked at home:
- Went to the OC Fair and fell in love with funnel cakes, so I came home, googled some recipes and made some, put powdered sugar on them then topped them off with some strawberry preserves. Heavenly!
- Currently reading:
- 1974 Farm Journal Freezing and Canning Cookbook
- Currently listening to:
- the hiss of my pressure canner as my homemade chicken stock processes, my kids bickering
- My latest DIY project:
- tured my apartment balcony into a mini veggie & herb garden using DIY self watering containers, learning to bake real wheat bread ( I usually bake gluten free), continuing to read up on cheesemaking and plan to make sausage (linguica) this fall.
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- http://www.pickyourown.org
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Transitioning to a Fall/Winter Garden
This week the weather has been so gorgeous: mild, cool, (60-70 degree) and crisp nights (50ish). I'm trying to enjoy it the best that I can, autumn is a very short season in SoCal, its likely to jump back to 90 degree temps to get cold and drizzly and rather depressing on natures whim. I've heard and read that autumn in SoCal is the equivalent of spring back east; we're finally wandering outside again after the brutal summer sun and heat, and the ground is warm enough… Continue
Posted on October 12, 2009 at 3:25am — 2 Comments
Canning Jamboree 2009 (part 1)
What I started with: 50 pounds of 'O Henry' peaches and 56 pounds of 'Friar Plums'
Heres just some of what I've made so far: (In this photo) 9 1/2 pints of plum jam, 3 quarts of brandied peaches, 4 pints of peaches in light syrup, 9 quarts of plums in cinnimon syrup…
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Heres just some of what I've made so far: (In this photo) 9 1/2 pints of plum jam, 3 quarts of brandied peaches, 4 pints of peaches in light syrup, 9 quarts of plums in cinnimon syrup…
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Posted on August 29, 2009 at 9:04pm — 2 Comments
Lesson Learned: Do not add cold jars to a hot canner
I had chicken stock simmering all night, and today needed to get it strained, chilled (to remove the fat) and canned. My mind must have been somewhere else entirely, I had turned the stove on to heat up the water in the pressure canner while I filled jars with cold stock...then when I added the first jar in- CRACK!
I freaked out and checked to see what cracked before it hit me that the water was hot, the glass jar was cold, bad combo. I've never had a jar crack on me. So I carefully… Continue
I freaked out and checked to see what cracked before it hit me that the water was hot, the glass jar was cold, bad combo. I've never had a jar crack on me. So I carefully… Continue
Posted on August 29, 2009 at 9:02pm — 1 Comment
August Garden Update, tomato issues
My summer Balcony Garden ( and eager 2 year old looking for ripe tomatoes)
Yum, nothing beats a sun warmed ripe tomato fresh from outside with a bit of salt and pepper. I didnt even bother with basil this time,… Continue
Yum, nothing beats a sun warmed ripe tomato fresh from outside with a bit of salt and pepper. I didnt even bother with basil this time,… Continue
Posted on August 29, 2009 at 4:50pm — 2 Comments
Art of kefir making
I have been meaning to post about how I make kefir from the grains I got from my pal Theresa. Its only taken 6 months to pull this post out of my draft folder and finally finish it! Kefir grains are interesting in that they cannot be made in a lab persay as a culture, the only way to get more kefir grains is to keep some happy until they grow (propogate) and you have so many grains you end up having to give half of them away unless you're making huge qualities of kefir daily. My grains came… Continue
Posted on August 17, 2009 at 10:26am — 2 Comments
Comment Wall (2 comments)
- At 2:46pm on October 18, 2010, Cornelia said…
- Hi Cynthia! I just searched for your "art of kefir-making" post because I'd like to include it in a HOMEGROWN 101 section here for new people. How are you? How did your summer growing season go? We miss you!
- At 4:56pm on August 6, 2009, Cornelia said…
- Hi Cynthia - welcome to HOMEGROWN.org! I love your funnel cake inspiration story - that's an intimidating DIY involving hot oil!! Looks like you've already made some great connections here - so glad! Look forward to hearing more about your patio harvest.
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