A visit to the Apple Center in Nevada City

Lyn and April took a little trip over to the Apple Center in Nevada City to introduce ourselves and give them our upcoming workshop list. We met Chris and Mali and had a wonderful conversation regarding educating the community on different ways of living.

We hope to get together with them and do some workshops with them.

Also, Wednesday nights workshop was a huge success. We had 27 attendees along with Dan Sr. and one of our new employees, Shelley. Jess and Lyn were the speakers and we had a great time giving information on Vertical Gardening, growing $700.00 worth of veggies in 100 sq ft., also, raised beds, and container gardens.

OLD MAN WINTER

All the Camellias are either full of buds or are just starting to bloom. Some of them have the brighest pink in color.

Things still look beautiful with all the Camellias in bloom.

Are Bareroot trees are still outside and they are waiting for Happy homes to go too!

Well, we are still getting rained on, but the plants love it. It is the best water they can get. Starting to work on the upcoming workshops for this next spring and summer for the Garden Center.

We got the next round of workshops on the schedule and we are doing well. Things are slow like they are everywhere, but we will make it through........

We think veggies will be huge this year and we will have all the great varieties like we do every year. Along with our Organic Veggie starts.....can't wait.

Rhubard and Strawberries - bareroot of coarse and our first round of bulbs arrived. All of our great seeds are in and we keep going back to them to see what is new. Can't wait!

HOMEMADE WREATH AND GARLAND MAKING

WITH

LYN MUTH, FILOLI CERTIFIED

ASSISTED BY

LORI LUNDBURG

Our Miss Lyn, making a beautiful garland for mantals. She is Filoli certified. Her and Lori had a great time with our workshopees.

Her example of making a wreath. All items gathered where from around her house.




Here is a picture of some of the items that she used to make the wreath with and center into the garland.

Miss Lyn answering questions from our workshop attendees. Even Dan Wheat Sr enjoyed the class.

Getting ready to do her thing. We love that everyone had such a good time. They keep coming back and bringing more friends with them to attend the FREE workshops.

She used an old wire hanger to make her wreath with and used garden twine to start her garland with along with 24 gauge wire in a roll from the hardware store. She had a good pair of gloves, along several pair of pliers. She also showed them how to take the battery operated single window candles and place them in the garlands. She answered questions about drying fruit to hang along with the berries in either the garland or wreaths.

PUMPKIN PRESERVING

PUMPKIN PIE AND OTHER GOODIES FOR FALL......

PUMPKIN PRESERVING........

We had a great time at the Pumpkin Preserving class and what to do with the Pumpkin. From making pies to bread to muffins and the famous Pumpkin Pie.

PUMPKIN PIE RECIPE

Here is the recipe for two Pumpkin pies: you can either use fresh or Libbys canned Pumpkin.

2 1/2 cans of Pumpkin or 3 full cups of fresh Pumpkin

4 eggs, slightly beaten

1 1/2 cups of sugar or sugar Substitute

1 tsp salt

1 tsp ginger

2 tsp cinnamon

3 cups of milk ( 1 1/2 cups of evaporated milk, and 1 1/2 cups of whole milk)

4 EGGS, slightly beaten

2 1/2 cans of Libbys canned pumpkin or 3 cups of Fresh Pumpkin

1 1/2 cups of sugar or sugar substitute

1 tsp salt

1 tsp ginger

2 tsp cinnamon

1/2 tsp cloves

3 cups of milk - ( 1 1/2 cups of evaporated milk, 1 1/2 cups of whole milk )

Preheat oven to 425' degrees. In a large bowl, mix ingredients as listed together.

Bake for 15 minutes at 425 degrees, then reduce heat to 350' degrees and bake for another 45 minutes or until knife inserted in middle comes out clean when inserted into the middle of pie.

Let cool on wire rack for 20 minutes. Serve with homemade whip cream with a light hint of vanilla and cinnamon mixed into the cream. Enjoy.

Pie Crust.

I think we all have a different pie crust that we like to use. So use that one for your pies. I always make my pie crust first. Place in my pie plates and place in refrigerator until ready to use. I layer with wax or parchment paper as to help them not to dry out.

Pate Brisee (Short Crust pastry

2 1/2 cups of All purpose Flour

1 tsp salt

1 tbsp granulated sugar

1 cup ( 2 sticks) unslated butter, chilled and cut into 1 inch pieces

1/4 to 1/2 cup ice water

I use my food processor, but you can also a pastry cutter and a large bowl.

Combine flour, salt and sugar, mix well. Add the butter and process in your food processor or use your pastry cutter until the mixture resembles coarse meal. Slowly pour 1/4 cup into mixture as a steady stream until dough just holds together when pinched. Add remaining water, if necessary.

Turn the dough onto a lightly floured surface, and gather into a ball. Divide the dough into two equal pieces, flatten each portion into a dish, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate or 30 minutes to one hour before using. This will chill the butter and allow the gluten in the flour to relax. At this point you can also freeze the dough for later use.

When rolling the pastry out, make sure the pastry is an inch larger than the pan you are using.

On the last day of the Fall Home and garden show, the last cow had her calf. Baby is 11 years old and this is her last one. So his name is Finale'. He is a loving and fun calf. Loves to have his ears scratched and his forehead rubbed.

I waited until he and his Mom got situated on Monday and snapped some pictures of them.

WEEK OF VACATION and NEW INTERESTS

I had this week to not only clean house and start to put the leaves up as they fall. The weekend before the girls and I were at the Fall Home and Harvest Show. We had a great weekend. Here is the picture if my doing my demonstration on how to make homemade Applesauce.

Here is my wonderful worker and mother Bee, Miss Lyn. I love the way she took control of doing all of those soil samples. It took 14 hours of hometime to go through all of our customers samples. We hope we made every one happy with their results.

Miss Becca had her dark chocolate covered cheesecake. And she ended sharing with Mom.

Here is the end result of the demonstrations. Jars of Applesauce.

THE UNIONS FALL HOME AND HARVEST SHOW

Thank you to all who stopped by our booths at the Unions fall Home and Harvest Show. We did two canning demonstrations and had about 100 soil samples dropped off. The girls have their worked cut out for them this week.



We appreciate all who stopped by and saw us, talked to us and we enjoyed your company.