Oh man, what a crazy  two months!  Did anyone else get that horrible outbreak of zombies?  Well, luckily most of us here at City Farm have survived.  It sucks being boarded up in a school while the undead scratch aimlessly into the night.

I sure am glad we had some stuff canned already, or we would have surely died (I mean hell, who wants to eat school food for two months?).

Expect some updates from me in the next few days about what’s been going on since last we spoke.

Stay tuned . . .

I know what Indiana summers are like, but often forget the intensity until they hit. So due to the heat and humidity that makes summer almost unbearable we are planning a midnight madness this weekend.
Using a halogen worklight we will do all of the dirty work that has pushed aside. Weeding and mulching will probably take most of the night. The cucumbers and squash are almost lost in the wilderness that is the garden.
We often talk how next year will be better because we are going to plant in raised beds and mulch heavily when we transplant. I hope this works. I am starting to feel lost in the weeds myself.

I have other interests in life besides food and football. I am also really into technology. It is a bit weird considering my ideas on how life should be, but I reckon everyone has a vice or three.

Due to my unbridled infatuation with technology, last summer I stood in line for an iPhone. Thanks to Apple and WordPress I am now able to blog from anywhere in the world. Especially the garden. I am very happy to have this ability as I often wanted to write a note to everyone, but couldn’t.

I think that I will enjoy being mobile and I hope you enjoy my newfound ability also.

For over a year now I’ve been planning and dreaming of making my own fermented pickles. Last fall I came across a recipe to make pickles, but it was for fresh pack pickles. After I tasted them, I knew something was wrong; this isn’t how the good pickles are supposed to be. So my adventure began…

I found out what I actually wanted was a fermented pickle. After searching across the internet, and finding new and interesting sites, I came to find out that pickling crocks are not Dollar Store items–especially if you have to have the heavy things shipped across a few states. I thought for sure that my dream was gone.
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Our town REALLY takes an interest in Independence Day. We supposedly have the largest parade in the state. So in order to get City Farm ready for the big day there was mowing to do and and alot of mulching around all of our tomatoes.  Thankfully we got it all done. Our tomatoes look really nice now that they are all mulched.

So today Derrick and I emptied the truck of sawdust.  I had no clue a pickup truck could hold so much. After we finished that we got cleaned up to go out for my birthday dinner.  I love being able to choose where we are going to eat.

I have never really had Quinn by myself.  I mean, sure, for an hour here or two there, but never a whole day. Until today.  Beth didn’t have enough time saved up to take my entire vacation with me.  Since she works in the financial field, Friday’s are generally the busiest day.   (more…)

I am ashamed to admit we let our tomatoes ever get into such a state of disarray.  There were weeds everywhere.  Some were even taller than our tomatoes.  So tonight Derrick and I picked weeds.  Probably two hours worth.  I guess it wasn’t quite a total loss though.  Derrick says he found some dill just growing among the weeds in our tomato row.  He also thinks he found some purslane whatever that stuff is. (more…)

Today we did nothing. Leave us alone.  Even God took a day off.

Although this happened last Saturday night, I just couldn’t help myself any longer.  I had to share. Bloomington, Indiana is a city about 45 miles to the northeast of Linton. Being the home to Indiana University and the Hoosiers, Bloomington is a pretty diverse place when you consider where I come from.

Every June there is a one night festival called “The Taste of Bloomington”.  Over forty different restaurants gather together to let people try their food for just a few dollars.  One of the new things I noticed this year was the formation of the Bloomington Independent Restaurant Association. Apparently quite a few local eateries got together to fight the “Big Bad Chain”.  After looking at the list I saw quite a few places that i regularly visit.  Yet, I did see a few places that I will have to try in the future.