Comments for The Female Farmer http://thefemalefarmer.com Adventures around the compost bin Tue, 10 Jan 2012 21:13:21 +0000 hourly 1 Comment on Planting up a fall season by Peggy http://thefemalefarmer.com/2011/08/11/planting-up-a-fall-season/comment-page-1/#comment-788 Peggy Tue, 10 Jan 2012 21:13:21 +0000 http://thefemalefarmer.com/?p=1181#comment-788 Hi Jim, I would mulch and do nothing. I think they will come back this spring. I will keep my fingers crossed for ya:) Hi Jim, I would mulch and do nothing. I think they will come back this spring. I will keep my fingers crossed for ya:)

]]> Comment on The season to count my blessings by JoyceAnn http://thefemalefarmer.com/2011/12/20/the-season-to-count-my-blessings/comment-page-1/#comment-786 JoyceAnn Sun, 25 Dec 2011 13:32:48 +0000 http://thefemalefarmer.com/?p=1277#comment-786 I don't like the shopping part of the holidays either. I love your blog and read it often although I never leave comments. Merry Christmas !! I don’t like the shopping part of the holidays either. I love your blog and read it often although I never leave comments.

Merry Christmas !!

]]> Comment on Planting up a fall season by Jim Pratt http://thefemalefarmer.com/2011/08/11/planting-up-a-fall-season/comment-page-1/#comment-773 Jim Pratt Wed, 07 Dec 2011 21:11:27 +0000 http://thefemalefarmer.com/?p=1181#comment-773 Peggy, Hope you are surviving this TN winter!!! I have a question... my wife and I planted A BUNCH of hyacinth last year and I suppose because of the warm days we had this fall, they have started to come back up! we have several that are 1-3" up right now! what do we do? cut them back and mulch? just mulch, do nothing? Please help!!! Peggy,

Hope you are surviving this TN winter!!!
I have a question… my wife and I planted A BUNCH of hyacinth last year and I suppose because of the warm days we had this fall, they have started to come back up! we have several that are 1-3″ up right now! what do we do? cut them back and mulch? just mulch, do nothing? Please help!!!

]]> Comment on The Art Of Pickling by Gudrun Krompocker http://thefemalefarmer.com/2011/07/18/the-art-of-pickling/comment-page-1/#comment-712 Gudrun Krompocker Tue, 09 Aug 2011 02:29:31 +0000 http://thefemalefarmer.com/?p=1130#comment-712 Hi, my mom made some wonderful danish pickles, they were amber in color and sweet, they are made from cucumbers that are about 6 inches long, then peeled, cut in half, seeds scrapped out, and are put in the jars like that , then this sweet amber liquid is poured onto them then water bathed, there is, maybe pickling spices used, and the resulting pickle is the best I have ever had, great as a side dish, on sandwiches, on danish open face sandwiches; I don't know what she used and she can't remember anymore. I would love to make these pickles again. Hi, my mom made some wonderful danish pickles, they were amber in color and sweet, they are made from cucumbers that are about 6 inches long, then peeled, cut in half, seeds scrapped out, and are put in the jars like that , then this sweet amber liquid is poured onto them then water bathed, there is, maybe pickling spices used, and the resulting pickle is the best I have ever had, great as a side dish, on sandwiches, on danish open face sandwiches; I don’t know what she used and she can’t remember anymore.
I would love to make these pickles again.

]]> Comment on A real working FAMILY farm by Peggy http://thefemalefarmer.com/2011/08/02/a-real-working-family-farm/comment-page-1/#comment-707 Peggy Wed, 03 Aug 2011 16:45:48 +0000 http://thefemalefarmer.com/?p=1170#comment-707 Thank for the heads up on the wrong date for the fall CSA...it is Saturday Aug. 27th. Thank for the heads up on the wrong date for the fall CSA…it is Saturday Aug. 27th.

]]> Comment on A real working FAMILY farm by emmy http://thefemalefarmer.com/2011/08/02/a-real-working-family-farm/comment-page-1/#comment-706 emmy Wed, 03 Aug 2011 15:15:29 +0000 http://thefemalefarmer.com/?p=1170#comment-706 August 23rd is a Tuesday. Is that correct for the first fall pickup? August 23rd is a Tuesday. Is that correct for the first fall pickup?

]]> Comment on A real working FAMILY farm by mark http://thefemalefarmer.com/2011/08/02/a-real-working-family-farm/comment-page-1/#comment-705 mark Wed, 03 Aug 2011 15:04:55 +0000 http://thefemalefarmer.com/?p=1170#comment-705 sometimes i feel compelled to state my side of things...this is one of them... it's not easy motivating a 9 year old boy to pick beans...i believe just having him do it is the way...eventually he will see the fun and joy of it...peggy tries to motivate him with ipods and music while he is working and he just ends up listening to music and not picking beans...i just think there is a time and place for everything...i think work can be fun...but first you have to work...and the answer is probably somewhere between peggy and my ideas on motivation sometimes i feel compelled to state my side of things…this is one of them…
it’s not easy motivating a 9 year old boy to pick beans…i believe just having him do it is the way…eventually he will see the fun and joy of it…peggy tries to motivate him with ipods and music while he is working and he just ends up listening to music and not picking beans…i just think there is a time and place for everything…i think work can be fun…but first you have to work…and the answer is probably somewhere between peggy and my ideas on motivation

]]> Comment on CSA & Market News Update by Stacy Post http://thefemalefarmer.com/2011/07/22/csa-market-news-update/comment-page-1/#comment-701 Stacy Post Wed, 27 Jul 2011 16:45:58 +0000 http://thefemalefarmer.com/?p=1154#comment-701 Here is the corn chowder recipe for you. I placed it on facebook as well. Have a great day Peggy!!-Stacy Post Smoky Corn Chowder Serves 4 Ingredients 8 ounces sliced bacon 1 medium red onion, chopped 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper 3 cups of fresh corn kernels 3 cups low-sodium chicken or vegetable broth 1 cup half-and-half kosher salt and black pepper, to taste Directions Cook the bacon in a large saucepan or Dutch oven over medium heat until crisp, 5 to 6 minutes. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate. After cooled crumble for topping. Spoon off and discard all but 2 tablespoons of the drippings. Return the pan to medium heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until soft, 5 to 7 minutes. Add the garlic, paprika, and red pepper and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes. Stir in the corn, salt, pepper, broth, and half-and-half and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes. Using a immersion hand blender puree until desired smoothness. Divide the soup among bowls and top with the bacon. Serve with bread, if desired Here is the corn chowder recipe for you. I placed it on facebook as well. Have a great day Peggy!!-Stacy Post

Smoky Corn Chowder
Serves 4

Ingredients
8 ounces sliced bacon
1 medium red onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper
3 cups of fresh corn kernels
3 cups low-sodium chicken or vegetable broth
1 cup half-and-half
kosher salt and black pepper, to taste

Directions
Cook the bacon in a large saucepan or Dutch oven over medium heat until crisp, 5 to 6 minutes. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate. After cooled crumble for topping.
Spoon off and discard all but 2 tablespoons of the drippings. Return the pan to medium heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until soft, 5 to 7 minutes.
Add the garlic, paprika, and red pepper and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes.
Stir in the corn, salt, pepper, broth, and half-and-half and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes.
Using a immersion hand blender puree until desired smoothness. Divide the soup among bowls and top with the bacon. Serve with bread, if desired

]]> Comment on The Art Of Pickling by Sheila Frazier http://thefemalefarmer.com/2011/07/18/the-art-of-pickling/comment-page-1/#comment-700 Sheila Frazier Wed, 27 Jul 2011 16:32:54 +0000 http://thefemalefarmer.com/?p=1130#comment-700 Do you have a recipe for pickled beans that only uses salt? My mother said she canned some one time where she only put salt in the jars. She's 81 and can't remember how much salt. If you could email me back with an answer i would be much obliged. Do you have a recipe for pickled beans that only uses salt? My mother said she canned some one time where she only put salt in the jars. She’s 81 and can’t remember how much salt. If you could email me back with an answer i would be much obliged.

]]> Comment on CSA Update & Market News by Marisa Gordon http://thefemalefarmer.com/2011/06/09/csa-update-market-news/comment-page-1/#comment-679 Marisa Gordon Thu, 14 Jul 2011 16:25:07 +0000 http://thefemalefarmer.com/?p=1023#comment-679 How do I become a CSA memeber? We would really like to have fresh vegs in our home. Thanks, Marisa P.S. We live in Gallatin, TN How do I become a CSA memeber? We would really like to have fresh vegs in our home.
Thanks,
Marisa

P.S. We live in Gallatin, TN

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