We took a special trip out to Fruitscapes on Pine Island to pick up some of the infamous Nam Doc Mai mangos. The mangos originate from Thailand and since the seeds are polyembryonic, they will produce fruit identical to the parent tree. These are the only ones that are polyembryonic that are said to growContinue reading “Turning the Nam Doc Mai into mango jam”
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We are gonna need more tomatoes!
Since we have been procrastinating doing anything with the tomatoes in our freezer, we took advantage of PRIME day and ordered a Weston Tomato Strainer. This is our first year using one and it really made processing a snap! Last year we removed the skins manually and it was a pain in the you knowContinue reading “We are gonna need more tomatoes!”
Summer Garden
In the spirit of Independence Day, we have decided to work more on our website so we can share more details about our journey towards self sufficiency. We are not sure which platform will be best for sharing these adventures but like all things there will be a learning curve. You can always follow usContinue reading “Summer Garden”
The Blue Riverhaus 