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The sauerkraut is finished!

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Posted on October 8, 2011Leave a comment on The sauerkraut is finished!
"Time to eat de bratvurst and drink de beer, yah?"
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Harvesting carrots

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Posted on October 4, 2011Leave a comment on Harvesting carrots
Aurora jumped right in.
I think the boys are doing the crazy carrot dance
Aurora can't get enough

 

 

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A garden update: lessons learned and a lot of onions

Alaska Living, Wild Harvest
Posted on September 13, 2011Leave a comment on A garden update: lessons learned and a lot of onions

Fall is in the air, the leaves are quickly turning colors, and we’ll have the first frost in the next few weeks.

Once again, I wasn’t able to give my veggie garden the attention it deserved. (My garden is at …

Making Sauerkraut!

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Posted on September 10, 20113 Comments on Making Sauerkraut!

I posted a quick tutorial on how to make your own sauerkraut. Enjoy!

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Halibut fillets and a great weekend on the beach

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Posted on May 30, 2011Leave a comment on Halibut fillets and a great weekend on the beach

We just got back from a fun but exhausting halibut fishing weekend. Our yearly hunting/gathering begins every Memorial Day weekend when my wife’s extended family, and about half of the congregation, travels 5 hours south and spends the weekend camping …

Thus begins my adventures in beekeeping…

Alaska Living, Wild Harvest
Posted on May 1, 20112 Comments on Thus begins my adventures in beekeeping…

I received my package of bees yesterday and put them in the hive. I have to say, the experience of dumping 4lbs of bees out of a box in front of me was…unsettling. But they’re cute little buggers, and it …

The last of the harvest

Alaska Living, Wild Harvest
Posted on September 28, 2010Leave a comment on The last of the harvest

We had snow for the first time yesterday; big flakes came down for about an hour, but nothing stuck. The temperatures quickly dropping (25F this morning) it was time to get the remaining veggies out of the garden.

Moose hunting …

A final garden update

Alaska Living, Wild Harvest
Posted on September 17, 20101 Comment on A final garden update

The growing season is quickly coming to an end. In all honesty, it has not been a good season here in southcentral Alaska. We broke records for consecutive days of rain, and the temperatures never got that impressive.

a portion
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How to make raspberry-currant mead

Alaska Living, resources, Wild Harvest
Posted on August 16, 2010Leave a comment on How to make raspberry-currant mead

Hey everyone,

I just put up my recipe for making mead. We finished picking 20lbs of wild currants about a week ago, and I have my first of two six gallon batches fermenting right now. I opened a bottle …

Garden Update Part 2

Alaska Living, Wild Harvest
Posted on June 28, 2010Leave a comment on Garden Update Part 2

Having just finished weeding my garden in the rain, I thought it might be a good idea to add a picture of its current state…

The garden at the end of June
The early harvest: kale, mustard greens, and radishes
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