I've been meaning to sit down and write some posts but it has been difficult with all the harvest and preservation, woodworking, and one other thing that is utilizing a lot of time right now. I love this time of year (well, I actually love every season and part of the year) as it holds a lot of memories for me. Eli and I have harvested berries and fruit together every year since he was born. Having been born in September he was eating solid foods by this time before he was one year old. Most notable on the list of fruits is juneberries (of which there will be a post about), mulberries, cherries, black raspberries, red raspberries, blackberries, and plums. All are ready in close proximity to one another but with some slight staggering. Juneberries and sweet cherries are done, and sour cherries are nearly done as well. Mulberries are still popping off. We're waiting on the rest. The last five years have been so hot that the fruit was ready earlier and in closer proximity in time. I'm enjoying the spread of this year due to having more time to process the harvest.
This year, I've been drying a lot of the fruit that we've harvested and tomorrow am going to begin with making some condiments out of juneberries and sweet cherries. The dried sour cherries taste like cherry pie filling without the processed taste. So good!
I've been doing what I can to keep up with most things that i want to harvest. Yesterday I got about a thousand grape leaves to use for lacto-ferment for later in the year. I dried a quart of rose petals fresh, and fermented and then dried another quart. I've dried a lot of herbs such as oregano, tarragon, and bronze fennel. With those things and the various things I did with spruce tips last month and with all that remains to be harvested before the end of fall, this should be a delicious winter!
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