Leon grows turmeric in a green house. The flower has no purpose but looks good.
Thursday, October 27, 2016
Family Pictures
Time to take family pictures
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| Cousins Kayla and Nikki |
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| Nikki Lynne Lorraine Leon Kayla |
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| Lorraine and Lynne at EarthFair Asheville |
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| Lynne and Leon |
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| Nikki and Lynne at Earthaven Echo Village Pot Luck Supper |
Leon's Garden
Leon composts the spoiled vegetables for a local store in Black Mountain NC. He shows off the insects that helps break them down. The left over grains from a Black Mountain NC brewery is then spread over the pile.
Fields of Sweet Potatoes are being harvested. The vines are cut back and rolled over to act as a cover crop for the winter months on the next patch.
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| Lynne holding very large Sweet Potatoes. |
It was my job to wash the barrows of sweet potatoes.
A swarm
of bees tried to settle into an empty hive, then another swarm came
to see what was going on! The two groups fought for same hive.
Leon said the bee had not accomplished anything so left later.
Trip to Full Circle Family Farm NC
In October Lynne, Nikki and I made a trip to
visit with Leon, Geni and Kayla via Delta Flight from Calgary to Minneapolis, then boarded a flight to
Charlotte NC.
Leon, with his big smile, was waiting for us when we
arrived in mid afternoon. He took the back highways back to his
farm. It was dark when we arrived a couple of hours later.
Geni had
supper ready, with fresh baked biscuits, salad and honey squash
veggie soup. Most of the ingredients were from their garden.
He showed us to our accommodations,
small house with solar power hocked up to the main house. every night the full moon
shone brightly through the windows.
Mediation took
place every morning in a Zendo down the hill from the house.
Then Geni took us
for a walk through the woods
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| Kayla's Quiet Spot |
Each day we
assemble in the kitchen around the large working table learning
where Leon and Geni prepared their meals.
Mushrooms diekon radishes, yakon, fresh turmeric, figs, chestnuts, water melons
Geni washed
small sweet potatoes and Lynne cut open chess nuts to go in with the
sweet potatoes in the pressure cooker. When everything was done we
all had a feast of the crop from Leon's garden.
He loves to explain in details the vegetables he grows and about the fermenting process.
Sunday, October 2, 2016
Garlic Festival at Hester Creek Estate Winery
Randal and I took in our first Garlic Festival. We drove from Osoyoos towards Oliver BC and turned East on Road 8 to Hester Creek Estate Winery and Terafina Restaurant. In this area of the Southern Okanagan Valley there are several wineries.
We were guided to a parking spot along the vineyards where many others were already parked. From there a shuttle car drove us to the event.
We we greeted by the Garlic Festival Ambassador and an admission donation to the Oliver Elementary School's Farm to School salad bar program was welcomed.
Several vendors of garlic products, wine and BBQ food were busy with the participants.
We stopped in the patio restaurant for a snack of baggette, liver pate and a glass of wine while we listened to live music.
My Favourite Vendor was GarlicFreak selling an award winning premium Garlic Elixir,
Preserves, Pickles, and all thing garlic. Garlic Freak produces small batch
artisanal pickles, salsa, crock fermented sauerkraut, jellies, and
best selling Garlic Elixir the old fashioned way. All preserves are
made with organic garlic, highlighting the amazing uses of all parts
of the garlic plant, and top quality fresh local Okanagan fruits and
vegetables prepared within hours of harvest.
We came home with a few products and Hester Creek Character white wine.
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