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!
COWABUNGA.
Sometimes, you have to get creative around these parts. Case in point: harrow surfing!
The harrow wasn't proving to be a good tool for cleaning up the soil, with Eric having to make several passes both ways down each row to have any effect. So, Jesse reverted back to his old skateboarding ways and hopped aboard, and the extra weight was all it took! Now the butternut squash patch (one of Bugtussle's most important crops) is planted and mulched. Sometimes you don't need a bigger or better tool or machine, you just need to think outside of the box, work with what you have, and maybe even have a little fun in the process.- Hannah.