Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Homestead Food Diary

This will be the last one that I'm going to post on a weekly basis because I think I've gotten the idea across. Unlike many commercial style farms, a small homestead like mine produces small amounts of a variety of food stuffs on an ongoing basis. That's not to say that other homesteads operate like this. If I were living in an area with a limited growing season, then you'd see me harvesting a large crop then preserving it in some fashion, for example canning. But where I'm located I can produce something edible year around. 

So here it goes for the final viewing......


Planted

Homestead
     Sweet potatoes
     Potatoes, two varieties
     Onions, two varieties
     Sunflowers
     Beans
     Beets
     Papaya
     Lilokoi
     Coconuts
     Bananas
     Apple trees
     Flax 
     Sesame
     Acquired one rooster (I didn't plant him, nor do I plan to eat him) 

Seed Farm
     Beans
     Taro
     Cotton 

Community Garden
     Potatoes, 3 varieties
     Onions, 2 varieties
     Turnips
     Beets
     Chard
     Radish
     Daikon
     Yacon
     Bok choy

Harvested
 
Homestead
     Eggs
     Chicken
     Chard
     Beets
     Beans, snap
     Peas, snap
     Peas, shell
     Sweet potatoes
     Pipinola
     Lemons
     Guavas
     Various herbs
     Mamaki 
     Taro
     Limes*
     Bananas*
     Jackfruit*
     A Mouflon roast*
     Fresh fish*
     Turkey*
     Jicama*
     Turmeric*
     Lettuce*
     Cherry tomatoes*
     Poi*
     Beef bones*
     Coffee*
     Oranges*
     Lilokoi*
     ( *= traded for) 

Seed Farm
     Beans
     Pumpkin

Community Garden
     Beans, 6 varieties
     Green onions
     Various herbs
     Kale
     Spinach
     Bok choy
     Green shelled beans
     Eggplant
     Sweet potatoes, 2 varieties
     Potatoes, 3 varieties

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5 comments:

  1. JulieMarch 31, 2015 at 10:42 PM

    Good stuff! What do you do with your turmeric?

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    1. Su BaApril 1, 2015 at 1:09 PM

      Julie, I use it in a variety of dishes, often substituting it for ginger when a recipe calls for it. It goes well in various stir fries, curries, and soups-- like pumpkin or winter root soups. I'll add a little to egg salad. If I make an oriental style sauce, I will add a little tumeric. I grow far more tumeric than I can use but it is a desirable item for bartering.

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  2. AKLARRYApril 1, 2015 at 12:43 PM

    Hi,
    I love your blog.Can you please tell me what is elevation of your homestead?

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    1. Su BaApril 1, 2015 at 1:10 PM

      my farm varys in elevation from 2300 to 2400 feet. The gardens are scattered all through the farm. At present I have about 2 acres in food production, not counting the livestock. Every year I expand a bit more.

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  3. LeighApril 3, 2015 at 2:51 AM

    Extremely impressive list, especially since it has things on it I'm not familiar with. But - that's the fun of the internet, learning what grows in other parts of the world.

    I used to keep a garden journal blog, but it took too much time to keep up, so I gave it up. Plus I never went back to look at it so the major point of doing it was lost!

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