Harvest/Storing

This will be my online location to track my harvests for the 2008 gardening season as they happen. This will include anything from my garden plot (approximately 450 square ft and a 1K sq ft garden plot) as well as some neighboring pear and apple trees that I’m allowed to pick. (The 1K sq ft garden plot got flooded so nothing is coming out of there this year)

I also plan to track my preservation efforts for the coming winter to see how I do. Most of my preserved food will end up coming from the farmer’s market.

Garden

Potatoes-Fingerling-7.5 lbs; Yukon Golds-1 lb

Carrots-2 lbs

Fennel-1.5 lbs

Garlic-47 heads

Cantaloupe-

Turnips-2 large, 3 medium sized

Watermelon-

Onions-couple small ones for salads, 1.25 lbs

Tomatoes-22.25 lbs (my counts are getting off here because people who are in the backyard and see them eat them before they come inside. I’m not naming names, they know who they are.)

Summer squash-.5 lbs (I’ve since pulled the squash)

Zucchini-5 lbs

Lettuce-About 10 pounds.

Peas-2.75 pounds so far.

Broccoli-.5 lbs

Cabbage-3.75 lbs

Green beans-

Rhubarb-4.5 lbs to date

Butternut Squash-

Dried Beans-

Kale-3.25 lbs

Swiss Chard-2.5 lbs

Storing

Green beans-16 pints canned

Kale-3 lbs frozen

Rhubarb-1.25 lbs

Strawberries-7 pints jam, 7 half pints jam; 2 pints Strawberry-Rhubarb jam, 3 half pints 5 quarts frozen strawberries.

Carrots-

Celery-

Corn-4 quarts frozen

Tomatoes-3 pints crushed tomatoes, 4 quarts

Chicken-2 quarts frozen

Chicken Broth-3 quarts canned

Salsa-

Tomato puree-

Tomato sauce–9 pints, 3 quarts, 1 half-pint

Pizza Sauce–7 half pints

Applesauce-

Butternut Squash-

Potatoes-

Garlic-

Onions-1.25 lbs frozen,

Sweet Potatoes-

Apples-

Ketchup-

Broccoli-3 pounds

Peas-9.25 pound

Spinach-2.25 pounds, frozen

Zucchini-4 quarts shredded

Pickles-12 quarts; 6 traditional and 6 lacto fermented.

Food Distribution Activities

7/21/08–46 lbs of broccoli, 20 lbs of lettuce, beets with tops, 21 lbs of shell peas, 13 lbs of snap peas, 32 lbs of snow peas and some cilantro.

7/22/08–34 pounds of snow peas, 15 zukes, 20 onions, 65 pounds of shell peas, beets and tops, couple bunches of swiss chard.

7/26/08–30 lbs of green beans, 20 onions, 5 lbs of beets with tops, 6 lbs of swiss chard, 40 lbs of zukes.

7/29/08–16 lbs swiss chard, 30 lbs zuchinni, 5 lbs kale, 9 bunches of beets, 10 small heads of lettuce.

8/1/08–40 lbs zucchini, 10 lbs eggplant, 4 lbs of onions, 34 lbs of green beans, 10 bunches of beet greens, dill, parsley, basil, 50 lbs of cucumbers.

8/8/08–20 lbs eggplant, 2 lbs bell peppers, 30 lbs onions, 34 lbs broccoli, 125 lbs cukes, 10 doz ears of sweet corn, 136 lbs green beans, 10 lbs kale, 30 leeks

8/17/08–13 dozen ears of sweet corn, 6 lbs of kale, 60 lbs of cukes, 28 lbs of green beans, 25 lbs of swiss chard, 30 lbs of zukes

8/22/08–2 lbs of bell peppers, 11 lbs of cabbage, basil, 10 lbs of kale, 15 lbs of broccoli, 30 lbs of cukes, 30 lbs of zukes, 5 dozen ears of corn, 25 lbs of eggplant

8/29/08–24 dozen ears of sweet corn, 75 lbs of cukes, 18 lbs of tomatoes, 3 lbs of eggplant, 60 lbs of cabbage, cilantro, 3 lbs of bell peppers, 2 lbs of summer radishes, parsley, 10 lbs of okra

***I delivered at least once a week for September but was too busy to write down the totals from the receipt before I gave the receipt to the farmer.***

10/13/08 168 lbs of tomatoes, 15 lbs of peppers.