We've been going a little nuts the last two weeks, harvesting some bounty and cashing in on some good deals on cases of fruit and then canning the living daylights out of it. It's a bit of work, but knowing the cellar will be good and full come the winter and that we won't have to buy tomatoes from say, Mexico is a small price to pay.

Some garden treats.

These were some of the best peaches i have ever had in my life. I shit you not.



So far this week:
- 1.75 bushel's of local apples to apple sauce
- 70 peaches into cans and a about 30 eaten fresh
- 1 bushel of Norfolk Ontario Roma Tomatoes slow roasted in the oven and frozen. These were topped with fresh basil and local garlic.
- 8 liters of Andrews awesome dill pickle recipe (passed down through generations) (cukes from sleepy g farm).
- 1 bushel of the same tomatoes and a pile of peppers into tomato sauce.

photo's by
eric

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e

Felt so good to not touch a digital apparati for a week. Instead, it was family and it was sun and water and relaxation. B-logs and email can wait, when there's the outdoors to play in.

Here's my bros-inlaw showing his prowess when it comes to windsurfing. Not exactly rippin'winds, but having a good time all the same.

At rest

Good clouds.




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e


photo's by eric berglund

Front and back covers of a journal of mine from 2003, that i pulled out of a box recently.

Sturgeon scutes.



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e


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Foragetastic. Another weekend of blueberry picking yielded a nice haul. Not the number of berries we were seeing last year, but at the same time, nothing to complain about either. A scoop of blueberries on our cereal for everyday of the year.
We like berries!

Some strawberries we picked at the u-pick back in July. Not foraging perse, but foody goodness for the winter non the less.

Stemmed and ready for the freezer.


A lot with the food and plants these days, but that's just how we roll.

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e


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some color

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e


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I'll be honest. Throwin down b-log posts during the summer months just aint easy. On the go and enjoying the heat while we've got it. It's August...and us at the fresh aspect headquarters are foraging our little hearts out. And it's dam good.
Some nice redpines

Little hands filling little bellies with blue gold.

Some delectable fungi.



keep on keepin on.

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photo's by eric berglund