NowHere Farms

  We have a LOT of seminole pumpkins this year.  The ripe ones are currently in Cletus' workroom curing.   We do sometimes pick them green and use them as one would use summer squash. Yesterday I decided to try sausage stuffed pumpkins. We found some mild Italian Sausage at BJs which do NOT have high-fructose corn syrup (Cletus is allergic to corn).  I debated removing the meat from the skin and frying it up like bulk sausage, but decided to simply slice the links and fry them that way (primarily because that was Cletus' request). I sliced the pumpkin in half, removed the seeds, and then wiped the flesh of the pumpkin with olive oil.  I lightly sprinkled some salt and pepper and put them flesh side down on a baking sheet, and cooked at 400 for 10 minutes, then flipped them over and cooked flesh side up for 10 minutes.  I would have used parchment paper on the pan but I had run out last week and forgot to pick some up when I was shopping.  Oops!...

    When moving quail around and re-organizing housing for them you WILL at some point get pooped (and I don't mean fatigued! 💩).  Quail are LOUD when you disrupt them in any way.  I would rather clean poop trays (or almost anything else) than make cold-calls on potential new customers.   Even though I hate making cold-calls, it is satisfying to find new customers and have them be happy to find quail eggs. I miss our farmers market family and our customers and I am looking forward to cooler weather when we can get back in the habit of being there. When trying new varieties of cinnamon rolls, if you forget to add the sugar in the middle (!), the rolls are still good.   Especially if you sprinkle a little sugar on top. If the egg use-by date has expired, they can still be turned into candles.  People love quail egg candles. My friend Julie starts laughing every time she sees them  At some point researching books and videos on how to use m...

  Summertime heat. We are currently on break from our local farmer's market. Because it is HOT. We have been busy finding new avenues for egg sales, planning our fall garden, and trying to catch up on indoor office work since we cannot get out in the garden much right now. Because it is  HOT .   I have also had a project on the loom.   I have a dear friend ~ one of my best encouragers ~ who asked me a few weeks ago for another shawl.  This one is a wrap for when she and her husband go out and the thermostat at the restaurant is just a bit cool; something light-weight to cover her arms. We went shopping at the yarn shop in Fairhope ( Southern Twist Yarns ; a GREAT place!) and after prowling around and discussing the different weights, she found a bright white she loves.  We added in some thin metallic silver for "bling", a couple of charms to tie onto the corners, and I got busy.                    ...