08/23/2026
BUSY day at the ranch...
Lots of processing fresh veggies and fruit:
*Harvested my oddly shaped carrots, peeled and chopped up into 3 quart bags. Saved the peels and bits into 3 quart bags and the greens (tops) into (2) 2.5 gallon bags.
*Filled 15 large freeze dryer trays with sliced strawberries and bananas. Also a tray of blended strawberry tops.
*Diced 1 quart of red bell peppers
*Diced 1.5 quarts of yellow bell peppers
*Diced 3 quarts of green bell peppers
*Diced 7 quarts of cucumbers
*Saved 4 quarts of the cucumber seeds and some pulp
*Diced 1 quart of green zucchini
*Shredded 2 quarts of green zucchini
*Dehydrated 1/2 gallon jar full of corn silk
*Freeze dried (2) 1/2 gallon jars of beef liver
*Freeze dried (2) 1/2 gallon jars of tomato skins/seeds
*Freeze dried (2.5) 1/2 gallon jars of peaches
*Freeze dried (1) 1/2 gallon jar of peach skins
*Freeze dried (3/4) 1/2 gallon jar of elderberries
*Freeze dried (3/4) 1/2 gallon jar of homemade mashed potatoes
Earlier in the week:
*we made (11) 1/2 pints of Cucumber Relish (soooooo yummy)
*prepped and additional 12 trays of peaches destined to be freeze dried (not pictured)
*Harvested 2 gallons of blackberries (not pictured)
*Harvested 4 quarts of raspberries (not pictured)
*Harvested 4 quarts of strawberries (not pictured)
Time to make dinner and close the farm stand for the night....
