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Dave Brannen commented on jonmesser's group 'BREAD!'

"For all of you that want to really get good at bread, check out the Artisan Bread School. I took this class in April and it was great. It is a tad expensive but I havent had a vacation in 7 years so I splurged. Carl knows what he is doing and…"

May 22, 2011

Dave Brannen replied to Cornelia's discussion 'How do you feed your soil?'

"Before there were auto's, city farmers used to gather horse manure from the street and help the local stable get rid of there straw and manure. Some people still think horse manure is still the best. Is there a farm, racetrack, police stable…"

Dec 2, 2010

High Mowing Organic Seeds left a comment for Dave Brannen

"Hi Dave, checked in with a bunch of farmers who work for us, and they said the best way to get your garlic clean is to harvest when the soil is relatively dry and use a brush to get loose dirt off right away. After drying, clip roots and clean with…"

Nov 29, 2010

Dave Brannen commented on High Mowing Organic Seeds's blog post 'Grow Your Own Garlic'

"Do you have any tips for cleaning the bulbs? I try to harvest when dry and after curing softly rub off the dirt, but they just dont look like the bulbs I buy from the farmers Mkt."

Nov 18, 2010

Dave Brannen commented on Jazzmine's blog post 'Looking for some advice...'

"A lot of extension services have a Master Gardener course. You would go to classes on gardening, flowers, veggies and etc., than put your new knowledge to work doing community projects in your area."

Sep 28, 2010

Dave Brannen and Jim Berman are now friends

Sep 28, 2010

Dave Brannen replied to mama hubbard's discussion 'phytoremediation - how to use plants to heal the soil'

"I think Paul Stamets, Fungi Perfecti, has done quite a bit of research on bioremediation with mushrooms. I think its www.fungi.com"

Sep 25, 2010

Dave Brannen commented on Rachel Brownlee's blog post 'Creamed Sweet Potato Greens'

"I would be real carefull with the ornamental sweet pot. vine. unles you planted the seed yourself or really trust the person you bought them from, you should assume they have been sprayed or treated somewhere before they got to you."

Sep 14, 2010

Stacey and Dave Brannen are now friends

Sep 12, 2010

Dave Brannen left a comment for Cornelia

"Thank you for the welcome. Yes I enjoy my egg, they do take a little getting used to. I am brining a berkshire ham to smoke on it this weekend., cant wait. I enjoy this site very much, look forward to learning and adding my $.02."

Sep 1, 2010

Dave Brannen replied to Rebecca Sweeton's discussion 'Short Loaf' in the group BREAD!

"Forgot to say, depending on where you live, tap water and the stuff in it can be hard on yeast. Try filtered water warmed up."

Aug 31, 2010

Dave Brannen replied to Rebecca Sweeton's discussion 'Short Loaf' in the group BREAD!

"Which of the yeasts are you using? The instant can go into the mix but the packets must be added to warm water to activate. Are you keeping it warm while rising?"

Aug 31, 2010

Dave Brannen replied to Stacey's discussion 'What's wrong with my tomato plants?'

"I think that is late blight, not to be confused with early blight which we had. If you go to johnnyseeds.com, they have great info on this."

Aug 31, 2010

Dave Brannen joined jonmesser's group

BREAD!

Home baking of bread deserves its own group!

Aug 29, 2010

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Dave Brannen commented on Brea Brumby's blog post 'Preserving in Small Batches- Roasted Tomatoes'

"and a little smoke is good too!"

Aug 26, 2010

Dave Brannen commented on Brea Brumby's blog post 'Preserving in Small Batches- Roasted Tomatoes'

"I put mine on the grill whole, the grill is 600 degrees, and it only takes a few minutes. The I put them in a sealed container to "sweat" them while they cool. The skins and stems come right off and into the freezer they go. Just like…"

Aug 26, 2010