Nameless Farm

» Cali » 23 » Married to the most amazing man This blog is about our little homestead. There are goats, chickens, rabbits, a garden, and some dogs. I am interested in self-sustainability and raising my own food in the kindest and most healthy way possible. I love getting my hands dirty, repurposing materials, cooking, and being with my animals.

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Everybody loves watermelon

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Heirloom Watermelon Varieties

Discover which heirloom watermelon varieties to grow in your garden.

By William Woys Weaver

Heirloom Vegetable Gardening by William Woys Weaver is the culmination of some thirty years of first-hand knowledge of growing, tasting and cooking with heirloom vegetables. A staunch supporter of organic gardening techniques, Will Weaver has grown every one of the featured 280 varieties of vegetables, and he walks the novice gardener through the basics of planting, growing and seed saving. Sprinkled throughout the gardening advice are old-fashioned recipes — such as Parsnip Cake, Artichoke Pie and Pepper Wine — that highlight the flavor of these vegetables. The following excerpt on heirloom watermelon varieties was taken from chapter 39, “Watermelons.”

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Buzzbuzz, bitches!

Yesterday we harvested more than two and a half pounds of honey from one hive. I was so amazed. I think I finally understand why bees are so interesting - the final piece is in place. (In case you are not astonished already…each worker bee makes only 1/10th of a teaspoon of honey in her lifetime.) Thank you, bees! I love you!

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Discover Loofah Gourd

Grow your own loofah sponge, decorative and useful! 

The Loofah or Luffa Squash can easily be grown to eat when very young or to make many useful and ecological items such as sponges, dish scrubbers and mats from the mature gourds! 

Also known as Chinese okra, silk squash, vegetable sponge, sponge gourd, and dishrag gourd. 

Sow the seeds under cover to give them a head start and transplant them after all danger of frost. 

The vines do spread and become large so it is often advised to use a trellis. 

In the Autumn, the fruit will start to lose weight - harvest when the skin hardens and turns yellow or brown. 

Leave the squash fruit on the vine as long as possible, but they must be harvested before the cold weather and frost to prevent rotting. 

Preferably, if dried on the vine, the stems will be dry and the fruit will feel hollow. 

Some people like to soak them overnight before drying them indoors. 

Break off the end and shake out the seeds. - then peel or scrape out the sponges. 

The sponges can be bleached in a dilute solution or died different colours or left with the natural look. 

Ideal for Christmas presents!

Sow March to June for harvest October to February.

Source: From a Worcester Allotment

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I've been meaning to look into these

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Grow Free Fruit Trees

You can save big bucks growing peaches, apricots and nectarines from seeds.

By Lee Reich

Photo by WILLIAM D. ADAMS

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Henderson’s Chicken Breed Chart

How to choose a chicken!

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I love my Delawares.. this has really interesting info!

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From Sheep to Rug

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shearing sheep, spinning yarn, dying yarn, and weaving rugs

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Trial Rabbit Colony Update

I've moved 2 more rabbits into the colony. I'm really enjoying this way of keeping them. I like to go in and sit with them and feed them tidbits from the garden. It's way more rewarding having bunnies swarming around your feet, than having them all separate in wire cages. When they hear me coming they all run to greet me.

My Californian doe is still in a cage until I do the permanent colony setup, as well as the bucks. I haven't decided yet if I will keep the bucks in cages or build them some smaller pens within the colony so they can be included yet separate. Probably the latter, because watching them frolic around and scratch in the dirt is just way too fun to use the cages. I'll keep a cage or two for quarantine animals, but once I'm sure the colony is going to work I will probably sell the cages. 

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Belle screaming at me

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Declutter kitchen counter - great for any space! http://www.no29design.com/2013/01/the-newly-uncluttered-kitchen-counter.html

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Wine 101 

How-to Choose

How-to Pair w/Food

Using The Right Glass Shows You Have Class 

Basic Types of Wine

Expanded typing of Wines

What Temp For EachType of Wine

Knowing Your Wine Colors

Wine Type Descriptions

Caloric Comparison vs. Beer

Coffees  

A friend once told me (while discussing wines & spirits) to learn about coffees too… " Because you’ll eventually need them, if / when you enjoy too much good spirits."

Infographics: Wine Folleys, Primer Magazine, and Chicago Food Magazine.

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How to be an Adult 201

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Lol if its less than $8 and more than 6 standards I’m sold

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Campout Skillet!

By Sherry Leverich Tucker

I love my iron skillets! They are so simple and versatile and that really appeals to me. They are able to handle anything from gravy and goulash to frying to making pancakes! 

They are the only pans I have that can be used on a kitchen stove-top, on a woodstove, or even on top of a campfire. If you are looking to buy a skillet, don’t limit yourself to trying to find a vintage model. Older skillets are broken in and usually well seasoned, but it is easy to “break-in” a new skillet. Sometimes unique purpose skillets can be found in camping sections or in sporting goods stores, and though they are sold for camping, they can be used just as well on your stove-top, as long as they are an appropriate size. My uber-sized skillet (13-inch) is awesome, but can really only be used on my woodstove or over a campfire. A good multi-purpose 10-inch skillet is perfect to start with. Many articles online can be found for seasoning a new skillet and while working on breaking it in, try frying some bacon or sausage in it.

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Carmen is really happy about all the followers.

Or maybe she just smelled urine. Who knows. :)

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Woah, I just realized I have 100 followers.. Thank you! I will try to be more active here. :) 

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A question:

Does letting Basil go to seed affect its flavor?

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The leaves will lessen in flavor and I know some people have said they get bitter. It's better to keep cutting it and not allow it to go to seed unless you want to save seeds