BUTTERNUT SQUASH.

I must admit, it's been a pretty great all-around growing season for us and we continue to reap a generous return on our labor. In late July we planted our butternut patch and this past week, we harvested a solid ton or more of food—some 1,100 squash. It's always such an amazing sight to see that much of one vegetable together—it's a profound amount of food. What we harvested will feed over fifty families this winter, and we'll probably be eating butternut squash in some form all the way until we plant it again next summer. It was nearly dark by the time we were hauling them into the upper loft of the barn, stacking them carefully where they will sit while they cure. Lets just hope the barn floor holds!