[Ag-eq] Ag-eq Digest, Vol 75, Issue 8
Susan Roe
dogwoodfarm at verizon.net
Thu Oct 11 10:11:47 UTC 2012
Kendra, trust me, the thought has crossed my mind more than once these days.
Susan
dogwoodfarm at verizon.net
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> Hi Susan, have you ever thought of writing a book? I think that all of us
> gardeners and our fellow farmers would love to add another book to our
> home libraries.
> Kendra
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>> Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2012 19:09:28 -0700
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>> Hi all, someone asked whether blind people can keep a garden? My answer
>> is a
>> firm "Yes!". I have gardened at Sunnyside Organics for a year and a half,
>> did a year at Bush Park while I was a student at the Oregon School for
>> the
>> Blind, pulled ivy off of trees for six Saturday's when I was a student at
>> Oregon City High School, did a few vollunteer days at Chemeketa Community
>> College that envolved gardening and I have had a number of small plants
>> on
>> my small balkomy. I still have a number of small plants on my balkomy. I
>> have also followed the weather in Oregon for years and I have gazed at
>> daffodils since I was nine years old. I am not counting the many pumkpins
>> that I have harvisted nor the few apples that I have ever picked nor the
>> zillion black barries that I have picked nor the few strawberries and
>> raspbarries that I have picked and eaten nor even the two sun flowers
>> that
>> have survived a summer with little care which also got its seeds
>> harvisted
>> and they were wonderful to eat! I could go to town on techniques on how
>> to
>> plant seeds and grow different plants. Some plants I know a lot better
>> than
>> others. For example, I could tell you all about how to grow a daffodil
>> but I
>> know very little about how to grow an onyon. In order to help you out in
>> the
>> best way, I have a list of questions to point me in the direction that
>> you
>> are headed in your gardening persuits.
>> What are you looking to get out of gardening as a blind person?
>> Are you planting your seeds in a pot or in the ground? What kinds of
>> plants
>> are you trying to grow?
>> What time of day is the sunlight hitting your garden? Also, what kind of
>> weather are you dealing with?
>> Are you growing anything inside of a house and/or a greenhouse?
>> What kind of climate that you are living in with your garden? States are
>> fine by me.
>> Are you looking at learning gardening tules or just gardening techniques?
>> Are you looking at growing from seeds or bolbs?
>> Do you have all of your plants in pots or the ground?
>> Are you interested in learning how to start a plant before moving it to a
>> bigger pot or the ground?
>> If you are transplanting from a pot, what size is that pot?
>> Finally, are you growing organically?
>> I am an organic gardener who has Rettinopathy of Premiturity and have
>> been
>> blind my whole life. I have some vition but it comes and goes with the
>> glare
>> of the lighting. I work best by feeling the plants that I am working
>> with. I
>> can get you going on some very general information. Each plant is a bit
>> different. Some plants like tomatoes and peppers grow in warmer weather.
>> Other plants like spinnach and kale grow in colder weather. Some seeds
>> such
>> as brocholi get planted in the fall while other seeds such as sunflowers
>> get
>> planted in the spring time. The same goes for different bolbs although
>> most
>> bolbs like daffodils and tolups have to be planted in the fall. When you
>> do
>> plant a bolb, the point always points tward the sky while all roots no
>> matter what plant they come from always get pointed down tward the
>> ground.
>> Other factors like indian summers and sprinters or winter like springs
>> are
>> also factors to concider when you are growing any plant. Last year for
>> instance, even the news has told gardeners of all levels to start their
>> summer vegetables during Father's Day weekend instead of Mother's Day
>> weekend because it was a winter like spring. On the other hand, this
>> year,
>> every gardener has had to water their plants until this Friday when the
>> rain
>> finally returns because of a wonderful Indian summer. The harvist was the
>> best one that I have seen in years! This year, I have harvisted kale,
>> thyme,
>> zukini, grass, mint, patatoes and tomatoes. There are different
>> techniques
>> for each plant that I have harvisted. The same goes with the size of pot
>> that you are working with. Different tules have different techniques as
>> well. I can say the same for the watering tules that you might be still
>> using depending on whether or not you are still under the Indian summer.
>> I
>> know more about how to keep the pests away than taking out the pests once
>> they come with the exception of the weeds since I have pulled more weeds
>> than I can count. Feel free to let me know where best to point you. I'm
>> happy to help you out!
>> Kendra
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>>> 2. Re: books (nfoster at extremezone.com)
>>> 3. Re: hi all! I am Shreyas from India (Michelle Creedy)
>>> 4. Re: horse training (Michelle Creedy)
>>> 5. Re: Catching Up (Susan Roe)
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>>> 7. Re: horse training (nfoster at extremezone.com)
>>> 8. Re: hi all! I am Shreyas from India (Shreyas N Reddy)
>>> 9. canning (Liz Lewis)
>>> 10. Susan's story (Liz Lewis)
>>> 11. Re: Catching Up (Jody Ianuzzi)
>>> 12. Re: hi all! I am Shreyas from India (Jody Ianuzzi)
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>>> Date: Mon, 08 Oct 2012 10:12:45 -0700
>>> From: nfoster at extremezone.com
>>> To: Agricultural and Equestrean Division List <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>
>>> Subject: Re: [Ag-eq] hi all! I am Shreyas from India
>>> Message-ID: <1349716365.5073098d592c6 at webmail.extremezone.com>
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>>>
>>> Shreyas:
>>>
>>> There are a lot of blind gardeners out there, so it can be done.
>>>
>>> Some of the members have already given you some great ideas.
>>>
>>> I like to start my seeds in pots and then move the small plants into the
>>> garden.
>>> I grow most of my herbs and some of my tomatos in large pots. I also
>>> have
>>> several large raised beds. I find it easier to manage the plants this
>>> way
>>> and
>>> it's easier on my back!
>>>
>>> I've also use Jody's technique and marked rows with posts and string.
>>> I've also
>>> planted along fences, side walks and the house, so I could easily find
>>> my
>>> row of
>>> plants. The important thing is to be organized. It is easy to tell
>>> most
>>> plants
>>> from weeds once you learn the difference. Often when I plant a new
>>> vegetable or
>>> flower I'll buy the plant first. This way I can learn to recognize it
>>> and
>>> the
>>> next time I purchase seeds.
>>>
>>> Nella
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Quoting Shreyas N Reddy <n.shreyas.reddy at gmail.com>:
>>>
>>>> thank u all for your welcome
>>>> well, can a blind do this gardening, agriculture work etc?
>>>> Could any one please throw some light on this?
>>>> I have no idea & if my question is repeating please forgive me members
>>>>
>>>> On 10/8/12, nfoster at extremezone.com <nfoster at extremezone.com> wrote:
>>>> >
>>>> > Welcome Shreyas:
>>>> >
>>>> > I think it's exciting that you found us!
>>>> >
>>>> > I hope you will post often and let us know about your studies.
>>>> >
>>>> > Take care.
>>>> >
>>>> > Nella
>>>> > Quoting Shreyas N Reddy <n.shreyas.reddy at gmail.com>:
>>>> >
>>>> >> Well, I got subscribed to this list long time back but I didn't
>>>> >> introduce my self.
>>>> >> I am sorry for that & I am giving some intro about me but before
>>>> >> that
>>>> >> Hoping that u all will accept me although I am not from U S but I am
>>>> >> from India which is a developing country. Please, won't u all?
>>>> >> I request
>>>> >> Well, this is small introduction about me
>>>> >> I am Shreyas, who is doing 11th grade from I G C S E syllabus.
>>>> >> Infact,
>>>> >> this is not 11th grade but A S level & my institution is an
>>>> >> affiliation of U K Cambridge University.
>>>> >> So, I am having an impairment called R P
>>>> >> So, I had sight before but how ever I have now lost my sight but
>>>> >> this
>>>> >> is not an exception for my growth nor for the education.
>>>> >> This is it about me
>>>> >> Please do accept me & I am very interested to listen & get some
>>>> >> information about agriculture so I got subscribed to this mailing
>>>> >> list.
>>>> >> How ever, my ambition is not to become agriculturist but to develope
>>>> >> agriculture & contribute my self to it
>>>> >>
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>>> Date: Mon, 08 Oct 2012 10:44:10 -0700
>>> From: nfoster at extremezone.com
>>> To: Agricultural and Equestrean Division List <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>
>>> Subject: Re: [Ag-eq] books
>>> Message-ID: <1349718250.507310ea9fb7a at webmail.extremezone.com>
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>>>
>>> I down loaded Animal Vegetable Miricle; I love Barbara Kinsolver, so am
>>> sure I
>>> will enjoy the book.
>>>
>>> Here is information on the horse and riding book I mentioned in an
>>> earlier
>>> post.
>>>
>>> The Horse Rider's Handbook
>>> Mortimer, Monty. Read by Randy Atcher. Reading time 4 hours 56 minutes.
>>> Sports and Recreation
>>> The author, a competitor and trainer, covers both the psychology and
>>> physiology
>>> of the horse because he feels the reader must understand both in order
>>> to
>>> become a good rider with a well-trained horse. Beginning with the
>>> handling
>>> of
>>> the foal, the author covers the training of the young horse, as well as
>>> preparation for competition jumping, competition dressage, and
>>> cross-country
>>> riding.
>>>
>>> As I said before I found it to be a little dry and hard to get into, but
>>> there
>>> is some useful information.
>>>
>>> Nella
>>>
>>>
>>> Quoting Liz Lewis <liz4jesus at gmail.com>:
>>>
>>>> Animal Vegetable Miracle is a great book about living on local foods.
>>>> It
>>>> has recipes and chapters on raising turkeys which is hilarious! It
>>>> is a
>>>> great read and is on NLS.
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: Ag-eq [mailto:ag-eq-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
>>>> nfoster at extremezone.com
>>>> Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2012 12:32 PM
>>>> To: Agricultural and Equestrean Division List
>>>> Subject: [Ag-eq] books
>>>>
>>>> It seems as if most of us are familiar with Barnyard in Your Backyard,
>>>> which
>>>> made me wonder about other books.
>>>>
>>>> Does anyone recommend other books?
>>>>
>>>> If so, where did you find them and are they accessable?
>>>>
>>>> I read a book call "Keeping Chickens" which is also in the NLS
>>>> collection.
>>>> It was pretty good and written for people who want to keep chickens in
>>>> the
>>>> city.
>>>>
>>>> I would love to hear about books that people have found to be useful.
>>>>
>>>> Nella
>>>> Quoting Jody Ianuzzi <jody at thewhitehats.com>:
>>>>
>>>> > Hi Nella,
>>>> >
>>>> > Oh I think reading your own horses is a lot easier then approaching
>>>> > an
>>>> > unknown horse.
>>>> >
>>>> > How would your describe your method?
>>>> >
>>>> > JODY
>>>> >
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>>> Message: 3
>>> Date: Mon, 8 Oct 2012 18:26:10 -0700
>>> From: Michelle Creedy <michelle.creedy at gmail.com>
>>> To: Agricultural and Equestrean Division List <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>
>>> Subject: Re: [Ag-eq] hi all! I am Shreyas from India
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>>> Welcome Shreyas! I'm sure you will get lots of information from this
>>> list!
>>>
>>> Michelle
>>>
>>>
>>> On 10/8/12, nfoster at extremezone.com <nfoster at extremezone.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Shreyas:
>>>>
>>>> There are a lot of blind gardeners out there, so it can be done.
>>>>
>>>> Some of the members have already given you some great ideas.
>>>>
>>>> I like to start my seeds in pots and then move the small plants into
>>>> the
>>>> garden.
>>>> I grow most of my herbs and some of my tomatos in large pots. I also
>>>> have
>>>> several large raised beds. I find it easier to manage the plants this
>>>> way
>>>> and
>>>> it's easier on my back!
>>>>
>>>> I've also use Jody's technique and marked rows with posts and string.
>>>> I've
>>>> also
>>>> planted along fences, side walks and the house, so I could easily find
>>>> my
>>>> row of
>>>> plants. The important thing is to be organized. It is easy to tell
>>>> most
>>>> plants
>>>> from weeds once you learn the difference. Often when I plant a new
>>>> vegetable or
>>>> flower I'll buy the plant first. This way I can learn to recognize it
>>>> and
>>>> the
>>>> next time I purchase seeds.
>>>>
>>>> Nella
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Quoting Shreyas N Reddy <n.shreyas.reddy at gmail.com>:
>>>>
>>>>> thank u all for your welcome
>>>>> well, can a blind do this gardening, agriculture work etc?
>>>>> Could any one please throw some light on this?
>>>>> I have no idea & if my question is repeating please forgive me members
>>>>>
>>>>> On 10/8/12, nfoster at extremezone.com <nfoster at extremezone.com> wrote:
>>>>> >
>>>>> > Welcome Shreyas:
>>>>> >
>>>>> > I think it's exciting that you found us!
>>>>> >
>>>>> > I hope you will post often and let us know about your studies.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > Take care.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > Nella
>>>>> > Quoting Shreyas N Reddy <n.shreyas.reddy at gmail.com>:
>>>>> >
>>>>> >> Well, I got subscribed to this list long time back but I didn't
>>>>> >> introduce my self.
>>>>> >> I am sorry for that & I am giving some intro about me but before
>>>>> >> that
>>>>> >> Hoping that u all will accept me although I am not from U S but I
>>>>> >> am
>>>>> >> from India which is a developing country. Please, won't u all?
>>>>> >> I request
>>>>> >> Well, this is small introduction about me
>>>>> >> I am Shreyas, who is doing 11th grade from I G C S E syllabus.
>>>>> >> Infact,
>>>>> >> this is not 11th grade but A S level & my institution is an
>>>>> >> affiliation of U K Cambridge University.
>>>>> >> So, I am having an impairment called R P
>>>>> >> So, I had sight before but how ever I have now lost my sight but
>>>>> >> this
>>>>> >> is not an exception for my growth nor for the education.
>>>>> >> This is it about me
>>>>> >> Please do accept me & I am very interested to listen & get some
>>>>> >> information about agriculture so I got subscribed to this mailing
>>>>> >> list.
>>>>> >> How ever, my ambition is not to become agriculturist but to
>>>>> >> develope
>>>>> >> agriculture & contribute my self to it
>>>>> >>
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>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> in regards
>>>>> Shreyas Nagaraj Reddy
>>>>>
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>>> Message: 4
>>> Date: Mon, 8 Oct 2012 18:28:06 -0700
>>> From: Michelle Creedy <michelle.creedy at gmail.com>
>>> To: Agricultural and Equestrean Division List <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>
>>> Subject: Re: [Ag-eq] horse training
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>>> Wow, that's awesome!
>>>
>>> On 10/8/12, nfoster at extremezone.com <nfoster at extremezone.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Jody:
>>>>
>>>> I don't give my horses any special supplements. They always have a
>>>> salt
>>>> block
>>>> and a mineral block, but that is all. Jack the old mule is on some
>>>> joint
>>>> supplements, but nothing especially for the hooves. They eat Bermuda
>>>> hay,
>>>> Timothy hay and a timy bit of alfalfa. I also soak pellets, beet pulp
>>>> and
>>>> oats
>>>> for them. I soak the food because Jack has 4 missing teeth and his
>>>> remaining
>>>> teeth are very worn. Cruiser was injured in a trailer several years
>>>> ago
>>>> and
>>>> has some paralysis in his jaw. He cannot eat hay efficiently enough
>>>> for
>>>> it
>>>> to
>>>> be his whole diet. They seem to get everything they need and are very
>>>> healthy.
>>>>
>>>> The boots that I use, are used for protection from rocks and hard
>>>> ground.
>>>> I
>>>> believe there are some boots designed especially to protect the hooves
>>>> from
>>>> hitting each other.
>>>>
>>>> I used Old Mack boots on the mules, I don't think they make the style I
>>>> have
>>>> any
>>>> more. I can't remember which ones I have for Cruiser. As I said
>>>> before
>>>> I've
>>>> never had to use his.
>>>>
>>>> Nella
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Quoting Jody Ianuzzi <jody at thewhitehats.com>:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi Nella,
>>>>>
>>>>> I have heard that mineral supplements are very important if you keep
>>>>> your
>>>>> horse barefoot. Are boots important to prevent the horse from hitting
>>>>> their
>>>>> hooves against each other?
>>>>>
>>>>> JODY
>>>>>
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>>> Message: 5
>>> Date: Mon, 08 Oct 2012 20:42:47 -0600
>>> From: "Susan Roe" <dogwoodfarm at verizon.net>
>>> To: "Agricultural and Equestrean Division List" <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>
>>> Subject: Re: [Ag-eq] Catching Up
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>>>
>>> Hi Jody,
>>>
>>> Well, considering I came home from the hospital tonight (Monday night)
>>> at
>>> 6:30 after going to the emergency room Saturday morning with another
>>> onset
>>> of blood clots in my lungs, I am doing pretty good. We haven't gotten
>>> the
>>> already pregnant dairy goat yet. I'm trying to hold my husband back
>>> until
>>> November 2013 because we don't have the milking area ready in the barn
>>> and
>>> I
>>> want it finished before we buy the female. Give Homer another year to
>>> get
>>> settled with a routine of being tethered once a day for extra forage so
>>> we
>>> don't have to cut so much for him in the winter. Then wehn we go to put
>>> both of them out, it might help the female if she can tell that Homer is
>>> not
>>> skiddish along with her.
>>>
>>> This fall, we're going to strip all of my chicken coops, checking for
>>> places
>>> where the chickens have been scratching a bit too eagerly to get up
>>> under
>>> their coops and for places where our farel cat population has been
>>> digging
>>> to get under the coops from the other side. One day, they are going to
>>> meet
>>> in the middle underneath the coop and only one is going to come out the
>>> victor! LOL
>>>
>>> We had our garden wiped out this year due to a bad storm that came the
>>> end
>>> of June and took our power for 7 days and we could not water whatsoever
>>> and
>>> our temps were in the low 100's. But, luckily enough, we have a real
>>> nice
>>> small produce stand just up the road that took up where our garden left
>>> off.
>>> Matt purchased a half bushel peaches and Honey Crisp apples, so my
>>> sister
>>> and I made peach preserves peach chutney and 4 quarts of dried apple
>>> slices.
>>> We also dried two pints of banana slices. I'm going to dry a few other
>>> fruits and then we are going to make our own trail mix. The end of
>>> October,
>>> I am going to get a bushal of Pink Lady apples and we are going to do
>>> apple
>>> chutney, more apple butter, and maybe some spiced apples as well. Matt
>>> is
>>> in Seattle visiting his brother and also doing some canning and
>>> pickeling
>>> with him as well. They tried some apple and green tomato chutney and
>>> I'm
>>> wondering how that is going to turn out.
>>>
>>> There is a man who lives behind us who owns a large truck farming
>>> business
>>> and rents most of the properties he farms. They have one of our fields,
>>> growing tomatoes last year and winter squashes this year. He called
>>> while
>>> I
>>> was in the hospital to let me know he had several kinds of greens and
>>> turnips he was starting to cut and if we wanted any just to let him know
>>> when we wanted to come and get some. I told him as soon as Matt came
>>> back
>>> home he would probably be there Sunday afternoon. They are really good
>>> people. They have kept our long driveway covered with gravel as parcial
>>> payment for using one of our fields.
>>>
>>> Gotta go for now, my own bed looks way more inviting than the hospital
>>> bed
>>> I
>>> was in for the past two nights. I can hear it calling, "nighty night".
>>> LOL
>>>
>>> Susan
>>> dogwoodfarm at verizon.net
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Jody Ianuzzi" <jody at thewhitehats.com>
>>> To: "'Agricultural and Equestrean Division List'" <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2012 7:48 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [Ag-eq] Catching Up
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hi susan,
>>>>
>>>> Good to hear from you too. That is a good idea to just as peet a
>>>> little
>>>> at
>>>> a time.
>>>>
>>>> How have you been?
>>>>
>>>> JODY
>>>>
>>>>
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>>>
>>> Message: 6
>>> Date: Mon, 08 Oct 2012 20:42:44 -0700
>>> From: nfoster at extremezone.com
>>> To: Agricultural and Equestrean Division List <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>
>>> Subject: Re: [Ag-eq] Catching Up
>>> Message-ID: <1349754164.50739d34c9aab at webmail.extremezone.com>
>>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
>>>
>>>
>>> Susan:
>>>
>>> I'm so sorry to hear that your having helth issues. I hope you are lots
>>> better
>>> real soon.
>>>
>>> Do Honey Crisp apples grow in your area?
>>>
>>> They are one of my favorite kinds. I like Pink Ladies too. I think all
>>> the
>>> apples here are shipped in from other states; Arizona isn't very apple
>>> friendly! We can grow good citris here, which will be ready soon.
>>>
>>> Sorry to hear about your garden. My parents live in Arkansas and they
>>> had
>>> an
>>> unusually hot summer. Mom said she got very little from the garden even
>>> though
>>> she was watering. She also said the deer ate lots of stuff. I think it
>>> was so
>>> dry they were just eating what ever they could.
>>>
>>> Do you can with a pressure cooker?
>>>
>>> I would like to learn to can, but the pressure cooker makes me nervous.
>>> My
>>> Grandmother used to do a lot of canning and my Mom still does some. I
>>> used to
>>> help them, but mostly I filled and washed jars. I have small hands that
>>> can
>>> fit in the jars, so I had to wash lots of them!
>>>
>>> If you have any tips for canning when blind I would love to hear them.
>>> I
>>> am a
>>> good cook and comfortable handling hot things, just not sure about the
>>> pressure
>>> cooker. Maybe they are different now.
>>>
>>> One of the chickens dug out of my run and was killed by a neighbor dog,
>>> so
>>> checking the coops is a good idea. There's always something to do!
>>>
>>> I'm looking for a buck to breed one of my dairy goats to. She's just
>>> finishing
>>> her heat cycle, so I need to find one soon. Maybe next year I will
>>> breed
>>> one
>>> of this years babies. One of them has beautiful markings.
>>>
>>> Take care of yourself and please stay in touch.
>>>
>>> Nella
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Quoting Susan Roe <dogwoodfarm at verizon.net>:
>>>
>>>> Hi Jody,
>>>>
>>>> Well, considering I came home from the hospital tonight (Monday night)
>>>> at
>>>> 6:30 after going to the emergency room Saturday morning with another
>>>> onset
>>>> of blood clots in my lungs, I am doing pretty good. We haven't gotten
>>>> the
>>>> already pregnant dairy goat yet. I'm trying to hold my husband back
>>>> until
>>>> November 2013 because we don't have the milking area ready in the barn
>>>> and I
>>>> want it finished before we buy the female. Give Homer another year to
>>>> get
>>>> settled with a routine of being tethered once a day for extra forage so
>>>> we
>>>> don't have to cut so much for him in the winter. Then wehn we go to
>>>> put
>>>> both of them out, it might help the female if she can tell that Homer
>>>> is
>>>> not
>>>> skiddish along with her.
>>>>
>>>> This fall, we're going to strip all of my chicken coops, checking for
>>>> places
>>>> where the chickens have been scratching a bit too eagerly to get up
>>>> under
>>>> their coops and for places where our farel cat population has been
>>>> digging
>>>> to get under the coops from the other side. One day, they are going to
>>>> meet
>>>> in the middle underneath the coop and only one is going to come out the
>>>> victor! LOL
>>>>
>>>> We had our garden wiped out this year due to a bad storm that came the
>>>> end
>>>> of June and took our power for 7 days and we could not water whatsoever
>>>> and
>>>> our temps were in the low 100's. But, luckily enough, we have a real
>>>> nice
>>>> small produce stand just up the road that took up where our garden left
>>>> off.
>>>> Matt purchased a half bushel peaches and Honey Crisp apples, so my
>>>> sister
>>>> and I made peach preserves peach chutney and 4 quarts of dried apple
>>>> slices.
>>>> We also dried two pints of banana slices. I'm going to dry a few other
>>>> fruits and then we are going to make our own trail mix. The end of
>>>> October,
>>>> I am going to get a bushal of Pink Lady apples and we are going to do
>>>> apple
>>>> chutney, more apple butter, and maybe some spiced apples as well. Matt
>>>> is
>>>> in Seattle visiting his brother and also doing some canning and
>>>> pickeling
>>>> with him as well. They tried some apple and green tomato chutney and
>>>> I'm
>>>> wondering how that is going to turn out.
>>>>
>>>> There is a man who lives behind us who owns a large truck farming
>>>> business
>>>> and rents most of the properties he farms. They have one of our
>>>> fields,
>>>> growing tomatoes last year and winter squashes this year. He called
>>>> while I
>>>> was in the hospital to let me know he had several kinds of greens and
>>>> turnips he was starting to cut and if we wanted any just to let him
>>>> know
>>>> when we wanted to come and get some. I told him as soon as Matt came
>>>> back
>>>> home he would probably be there Sunday afternoon. They are really
>>>> good
>>>> people. They have kept our long driveway covered with gravel as
>>>> parcial
>>>> payment for using one of our fields.
>>>>
>>>> Gotta go for now, my own bed looks way more inviting than the hospital
>>>> bed I
>>>> was in for the past two nights. I can hear it calling, "nighty night".
>>>> LOL
>>>>
>>>> Susan
>>>> dogwoodfarm at verizon.net
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Jody Ianuzzi" <jody at thewhitehats.com>
>>>> To: "'Agricultural and Equestrean Division List'" <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>
>>>> Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2012 7:48 AM
>>>> Subject: Re: [Ag-eq] Catching Up
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> > Hi susan,
>>>> >
>>>> > Good to hear from you too. That is a good idea to just as peet a
>>>> > little
>>>> > at
>>>> > a time.
>>>> >
>>>> > How have you been?
>>>> >
>>>> > JODY
>>>> >
>>>> >
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>>>
>>>
>>> ------------------------------
>>>
>>> Message: 7
>>> Date: Mon, 08 Oct 2012 20:49:01 -0700
>>> From: nfoster at extremezone.com
>>> To: Agricultural and Equestrean Division List <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>
>>> Subject: Re: [Ag-eq] horse training
>>> Message-ID: <1349754541.50739eadb0391 at webmail.extremezone.com>
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>>>
>>> Michelle:
>>>
>>> What do you feed the mini horses?
>>>
>>> I wonder how much they eat compared to a full size horse. Some of the
>>> minis
>>> I've seen looked really fat.
>>>
>>> Are your's trained to drive?
>>>
>>> I know a couple of people that use them for driving. They say it is a
>>> lot
>>> of
>>> fun. I know another person who has some that she takes to nursing homes
>>> and
>>> other places to visit with people.
>>>
>>> Do you also ride?
>>>
>>> Nella
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Quoting Michelle Creedy <michelle.creedy at gmail.com>:
>>>
>>>> Wow, that's awesome!
>>>>
>>>> On 10/8/12, nfoster at extremezone.com <nfoster at extremezone.com> wrote:
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> > Jody:
>>>> >
>>>> > I don't give my horses any special supplements. They always have a
>>>> > salt
>>>> > block
>>>> > and a mineral block, but that is all. Jack the old mule is on some
>>>> > joint
>>>> > supplements, but nothing especially for the hooves. They eat Bermuda
>>>> > hay,
>>>> > Timothy hay and a timy bit of alfalfa. I also soak pellets, beet
>>>> > pulp
>>>> > and
>>>> > oats
>>>> > for them. I soak the food because Jack has 4 missing teeth and his
>>>> > remaining
>>>> > teeth are very worn. Cruiser was injured in a trailer several years
>>>> > ago
>>>> > and
>>>> > has some paralysis in his jaw. He cannot eat hay efficiently enough
>>>> > for it
>>>> > to
>>>> > be his whole diet. They seem to get everything they need and are
>>>> > very
>>>> > healthy.
>>>> >
>>>> > The boots that I use, are used for protection from rocks and hard
>>>> > ground.
>>>> > I
>>>> > believe there are some boots designed especially to protect the
>>>> > hooves
>>>> > from
>>>> > hitting each other.
>>>> >
>>>> > I used Old Mack boots on the mules, I don't think they make the style
>>>> > I
>>>> have
>>>> > any
>>>> > more. I can't remember which ones I have for Cruiser. As I said
>>>> > before
>>>> > I've
>>>> > never had to use his.
>>>> >
>>>> > Nella
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> > Quoting Jody Ianuzzi <jody at thewhitehats.com>:
>>>> >
>>>> >> Hi Nella,
>>>> >>
>>>> >> I have heard that mineral supplements are very important if you keep
>>>> >> your
>>>> >> horse barefoot. Are boots important to prevent the horse from
>>>> >> hitting
>>>> >> their
>>>> >> hooves against each other?
>>>> >>
>>>> >> JODY
>>>> >>
>>>> >>
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>>>
>>>
>>> ------------------------------
>>>
>>> Message: 8
>>> Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2012 10:44:05 +0530
>>> From: Shreyas N Reddy <n.shreyas.reddy at gmail.com>
>>> To: Agricultural and Equestrean Division List <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>
>>> Subject: Re: [Ag-eq] hi all! I am Shreyas from India
>>> Message-ID:
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>>>
>>> thanks Jody for that wonderful & informative reply
>>>
>>>
>>> On 10/8/12, Jody Ianuzzi <jody at thewhitehats.com> wrote:
>>>> Hello Shreyas,
>>>>
>>>> Yes, blind people can do gardening. You have to come up with ways to
>>>> do
>>>> things without using your eyes. In planting a garden I put two sticks
>>>> in
>>>> the ground at each end of the row and I tie a string on the sticks to
>>>> make
>>>> a
>>>> straight line. I hill the row so it is higher then the ground on each
>>>> side
>>>> and I plant the seeds using my fingers to measure the depth and
>>>> distance
>>>> between them.
>>>>
>>>> You can feel the little plants and pick the weeds out from the plants
>>>> because they feel different.
>>>>
>>>> By planning ahead and doing each step carefully you can grow a garden
>>>> very
>>>> well.
>>>>
>>>> I am sure everyone can give you lots of ideas on how to do things
>>>> without
>>>> seeing.
>>>>
>>>> JODY
>>>>
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>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> in regards
>>> Shreyas Nagaraj Reddy
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ------------------------------
>>>
>>> Message: 9
>>> Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2012 09:25:11 -0400
>>> From: "Liz Lewis" <liz4jesus at gmail.com>
>>> To: "'Agricultural and Equestrean Division List'" <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>
>>> Subject: [Ag-eq] canning
>>> Message-ID: <001501cda621$831f98b0$895eca10$@com>
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>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I also love to can but don't use a pressure cooker. I water bath
>>> everything. The Ball canning has a great step by step website. Their
>>> basic
>>> book also breaks it all down nicely. I have a friend in the Federation
>>> who
>>> does use a pressure cooker. She indicates that there is one type that
>>> is
>>> more blind friendly than the other. She said something about clicks on
>>> the
>>> top knob. I never pursued it because I witnessed my Mom blow the
>>> cooker
>>> and the top hit the kitchen ceiling. That did it for me.
>>>
>>> Liz, SC
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "The Spirit helps us in our weakness;
>>>
>>> That very Spirit interceeds with sighs too deep for words"
>>>
>>> (Rom. 8:26,)
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>> Message: 10
>>> Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2012 09:18:48 -0400
>>> From: "Liz Lewis" <liz4jesus at gmail.com>
>>> To: "'Agricultural and Equestrean Division List'" <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>
>>> Subject: [Ag-eq] Susan's story
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>>> Susan: You should write a book. You write very well. I love your
>>> posts!
>>> Please stop those chickens from meeting those cats!!!!
>>> Liz, SC
>>>
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>>>
>>> Message: 11
>>> Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2012 10:38:47 -0400
>>> From: "Jody Ianuzzi" <jody at thewhitehats.com>
>>> To: "'Agricultural and Equestrean Division List'" <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>
>>> Subject: Re: [Ag-eq] Catching Up
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>>>
>>> Oh Susan,
>>>
>>> I am so sorry to hear of your emergency. I hope the danger is over and
>>> you
>>> are OK.
>>>
>>> I am so sorry you lost your garden. After all that work too.
>>>
>>> Your canning, preserving and drying efforts sound delightful. Maybe you
>>> can
>>> share some recipes. I had forgotten about drying, that is a great idea.
>>>
>>> Take care,
>>>
>>> JODY
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ------------------------------
>>>
>>> Message: 12
>>> Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2012 10:39:45 -0400
>>> From: "Jody Ianuzzi" <jody at thewhitehats.com>
>>> To: "'Agricultural and Equestrean Division List'" <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>
>>> Subject: Re: [Ag-eq] hi all! I am Shreyas from India
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>>>
>>> Hello Shreyas,
>>>
>>> What kind of farming and gardening would you like to do?
>>>
>>> JODY
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ------------------------------
>>>
>>> Message: 13
>>> Date: Tue, 09 Oct 2012 09:00:23 -0700
>>> From: nfoster at extremezone.com
>>> To: Agricultural and Equestrean Division List <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>
>>> Subject: Re: [Ag-eq] canning
>>> Message-ID: <1349798423.50744a1794768 at webmail.extremezone.com>
>>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
>>>
>>>
>>> Liz:
>>>
>>> What type of things do you can?
>>>
>>> An exploding pressure cooker is just way to much excitement for me!
>>>
>>> My Mother and Grandmother never blew one up, but they told stories of
>>> people
>>> that had. Those cookers have always made me nervous.
>>>
>>> I just dry or freeze things. I would like to learn to make jelly and
>>> preserves;
>>> I think it would be fun to give them as gifts.
>>>
>>> Nella
>>>
>>>
>>> Quoting Liz Lewis <liz4jesus at gmail.com>:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I also love to can but don't use a pressure cooker. I water bath
>>>> everything. The Ball canning has a great step by step website. Their
>>>> basic
>>>> book also breaks it all down nicely. I have a friend in the Federation
>>>> who
>>>> does use a pressure cooker. She indicates that there is one type that
>>>> is
>>>> more blind friendly than the other. She said something about clicks on
>>>> the
>>>> top knob. I never pursued it because I witnessed my Mom blow the
>>>> cooker
>>>> and the top hit the kitchen ceiling. That did it for me.
>>>>
>>>> Liz, SC
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "The Spirit helps us in our weakness;
>>>>
>>>> That very Spirit interceeds with sighs too deep for words"
>>>>
>>>> (Rom. 8:26,)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ------------------------------
>>>
>>> Message: 14
>>> Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2012 12:21:29 -0400
>>> From: "Liz Lewis" <liz4jesus at gmail.com>
>>> To: "'Agricultural and Equestrean Division List'" <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>
>>> Subject: Re: [Ag-eq] canning
>>> Message-ID: <000301cda63a$24254a30$6c6fde90$@com>
>>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
>>>
>>> Salsa, dilly beans, sweet & sour okra, pepper mixes, green tomato
>>> pickles,
>>> squash pickles, to name a few. We also have a dehydrator and dry figs,
>>> tomatoes and we make fruit roll ups with a fruit mix. I don't really
>>> think
>>> it saves money but it is fun and something to be proud of.
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Ag-eq [mailto:ag-eq-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
>>> nfoster at extremezone.com
>>> Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2012 12:00 PM
>>> To: Agricultural and Equestrean Division List
>>> Subject: Re: [Ag-eq] canning
>>>
>>>
>>> Liz:
>>>
>>> What type of things do you can?
>>>
>>> An exploding pressure cooker is just way to much excitement for me!
>>>
>>> My Mother and Grandmother never blew one up, but they told stories of
>>> people
>>> that had. Those cookers have always made me nervous.
>>>
>>> I just dry or freeze things. I would like to learn to make jelly and
>>> preserves; I think it would be fun to give them as gifts.
>>>
>>> Nella
>>>
>>>
>>> Quoting Liz Lewis <liz4jesus at gmail.com>:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I also love to can but don't use a pressure cooker. I water bath
>>>> everything. The Ball canning has a great step by step website. Their
>>>> basic book also breaks it all down nicely. I have a friend in the
>>>> Federation who does use a pressure cooker. She indicates that there
>>>> is one type that is more blind friendly than the other. She said
>>>> something about clicks on the top knob. I never pursued it because I
>>>> witnessed my Mom blow the cooker and the top hit the kitchen ceiling.
>>> That did it for me.
>>>>
>>>> Liz, SC
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "The Spirit helps us in our weakness;
>>>>
>>>> That very Spirit interceeds with sighs too deep for words"
>>>>
>>>> (Rom. 8:26,)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 2
>> Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2012 05:14:46 -0600
>> From: "Susan Roe" <dogwoodfarm at verizon.net>
>> To: "Agricultural and Equestrean Division List" <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>
>> Subject: Re: [Ag-eq] Catching Up
>> Message-ID: <008e01cda6d8$9285a030$82221b3f at SuesComputer>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=iso-8859-1;
>> reply-type=original
>>
>> Hi Nella and everyone,
>>
>> I go to my own doctor this morning to check my blood level for the blood
>> thinners. I am giving myself a shot of blood thinner in my belly twice a
>> day and a blood thinner pill in the evening until my numbers level out.
>> This in addition to my everyday meds and insolin in my tummy as well. Oh
>> yay! My entire belly and abdomin looks like a mule kicked me a good one.
>> The only good thing about that is at least it doesn't hurt like as if
>> that
>> mule really did wack me a good one. LOL
>>
>> Both Honey Crisps and Pink Lady apples grow in our mountain areas which
>> is
>> about a nice two hour drive. We can go to Carter's Grove and either pick
>> our own or by them by the bushel and half bushel box already picked. I
>> am
>> really looking forward to the Pink Lady apples coming in. You can find
>> both
>> of them in local stors, but they seem to be bigger straight from the
>> fields.
>> That is why I nearly pushed my husband out of the door to get my Honey
>> Crisp
>> apples from our produce guy because he had just gotten them off the truck
>> directly from the mountains!
>>
>> I have been canning all of my life ever since I was about four years old
>> and
>> could help my mother sort jars, lids and rings as she canned loads of
>> vegetables, pickels, and jelly. I love every step but do mostly hot
>> water
>> bath. We have a pressure cooker and I will do all aspects of it except
>> setting the rocker ball on top. That job is left for my husband because
>> if
>> he blows the rocker ball off and lodges it up in the exhaust fan, like he
>> did when he was a teen pressure cooking pumpkin, he can't blame it on me.
>> I
>> didn't falloff the turnip truck yesterday, you know.
>>
>> Even my husband Matt loves to can. He is in Seattle now visiting his
>> brother and helping him clean out his garden for the winter. His brother
>> has friends that press their own cider and they did that this past
>> Sunday,
>> where he took home six gallons of freshly pressed cider and two garbage
>> bags
>> of apples. He told Matt that he really didn't want to take all those
>> apples
>> and would probably just throw them away. I would have loved have been a
>> fly
>> on the wall when big brother gave little brother the lecture on not
>> waisting
>> nature's bounty when it was soconveniently dropped in your lap. So
>> needless
>> to say, they have already canned apple green tomato chutney and Matt was
>> reading up on his brother's dehydrater and is sure to have that up and
>> running today. I reminded him that if there was a slow cooker that they
>> could also do the apple butter as well. Don has a steam canner that Matt
>> was really interested in that uses only inches of water rather than
>> enough
>> water to cover the jars. You only have to boil the water until steam
>> comes
>> out of small top vents and then start your timer accordingly. I don't
>> think
>> this would be easy for the blind to use alone, but they could with
>> someone
>> else. If I know my husband, we may be adding one to my canning
>> inventory.
>>
>> I'm glad my posts are being so enjoyed. I do a bit of writing and have
>> posted about fourteen articles to Matilda Ziegler Magazine. I am really
>> thinking about having a running journel style collection of "Views from
>> my
>> Front Porch" as a reference for what works and what fails miserably on
>> our
>> adventures here on Dogwood Farm. We'll see what pops up in the near
>> future.
>> Still working on our farm cookbook and Matt has definitely been enjoying
>> being our number one taste tester.
>>
>> Well buy for now, gotta get this morning started and morning chors done
>> before heading out to the doctor office. Then out to lunch with my
>> sister,
>> pick up a bail of hay for Homer, a few things from the grocery store, of
>> course we can't forget the stop at the drug store and then home in time
>> for
>> evening feeding, feed ourselves and then crashing in front of the tv
>> before
>> heading off to bed. LOL
>>
>> Susan
>> dogwoodfarm at verizon.net
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: <nfoster at extremezone.com>
>> To: "Agricultural and Equestrean Division List" <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Monday, October 08, 2012 9:42 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Ag-eq] Catching Up
>>
>>
>>>
>>> Susan:
>>>
>>> I'm so sorry to hear that your having helth issues. I hope you are lots
>>> better
>>> real soon.
>>>
>>> Do Honey Crisp apples grow in your area?
>>>
>>> They are one of my favorite kinds. I like Pink Ladies too. I think all
>>> the
>>> apples here are shipped in from other states; Arizona isn't very apple
>>> friendly! We can grow good citris here, which will be ready soon.
>>>
>>> Sorry to hear about your garden. My parents live in Arkansas and they
>>> had
>>> an
>>> unusually hot summer. Mom said she got very little from the garden even
>>> though
>>> she was watering. She also said the deer ate lots of stuff. I think it
>>> was so
>>> dry they were just eating what ever they could.
>>>
>>> Do you can with a pressure cooker?
>>>
>>> I would like to learn to can, but the pressure cooker makes me nervous.
>>> My
>>> Grandmother used to do a lot of canning and my Mom still does some. I
>>> used to
>>> help them, but mostly I filled and washed jars. I have small hands that
>>> can
>>> fit in the jars, so I had to wash lots of them!
>>>
>>> If you have any tips for canning when blind I would love to hear them.
>>> I
>>> am a
>>> good cook and comfortable handling hot things, just not sure about the
>>> pressure
>>> cooker. Maybe they are different now.
>>>
>>> One of the chickens dug out of my run and was killed by a neighbor dog,
>>> so
>>> checking the coops is a good idea. There's always something to do!
>>>
>>> I'm looking for a buck to breed one of my dairy goats to. She's just
>>> finishing
>>> her heat cycle, so I need to find one soon. Maybe next year I will
>>> breed
>>> one
>>> of this years babies. One of them has beautiful markings.
>>>
>>> Take care of yourself and please stay in touch.
>>>
>>> Nella
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Quoting Susan Roe <dogwoodfarm at verizon.net>:
>>>
>>>> Hi Jody,
>>>>
>>>> Well, considering I came home from the hospital tonight (Monday night)
>>>> at
>>>> 6:30 after going to the emergency room Saturday morning with another
>>>> onset
>>>> of blood clots in my lungs, I am doing pretty good. We haven't gotten
>>>> the
>>>> already pregnant dairy goat yet. I'm trying to hold my husband back
>>>> until
>>>> November 2013 because we don't have the milking area ready in the barn
>>>> and I
>>>> want it finished before we buy the female. Give Homer another year to
>>>> get
>>>> settled with a routine of being tethered once a day for extra forage so
>>>> we
>>>> don't have to cut so much for him in the winter. Then wehn we go to
>>>> put
>>>> both of them out, it might help the female if she can tell that Homer
>>>> is
>>>> not
>>>> skiddish along with her.
>>>>
>>>> This fall, we're going to strip all of my chicken coops, checking for
>>>> places
>>>> where the chickens have been scratching a bit too eagerly to get up
>>>> under
>>>> their coops and for places where our farel cat population has been
>>>> digging
>>>> to get under the coops from the other side. One day, they are going to
>>>> meet
>>>> in the middle underneath the coop and only one is going to come out the
>>>> victor! LOL
>>>>
>>>> We had our garden wiped out this year due to a bad storm that came the
>>>> end
>>>> of June and took our power for 7 days and we could not water whatsoever
>>>> and
>>>> our temps were in the low 100's. But, luckily enough, we have a real
>>>> nice
>>>> small produce stand just up the road that took up where our garden left
>>>> off.
>>>> Matt purchased a half bushel peaches and Honey Crisp apples, so my
>>>> sister
>>>> and I made peach preserves peach chutney and 4 quarts of dried apple
>>>> slices.
>>>> We also dried two pints of banana slices. I'm going to dry a few other
>>>> fruits and then we are going to make our own trail mix. The end of
>>>> October,
>>>> I am going to get a bushal of Pink Lady apples and we are going to do
>>>> apple
>>>> chutney, more apple butter, and maybe some spiced apples as well. Matt
>>>> is
>>>> in Seattle visiting his brother and also doing some canning and
>>>> pickeling
>>>> with him as well. They tried some apple and green tomato chutney and
>>>> I'm
>>>> wondering how that is going to turn out.
>>>>
>>>> There is a man who lives behind us who owns a large truck farming
>>>> business
>>>> and rents most of the properties he farms. They have one of our
>>>> fields,
>>>> growing tomatoes last year and winter squashes this year. He called
>>>> while I
>>>> was in the hospital to let me know he had several kinds of greens and
>>>> turnips he was starting to cut and if we wanted any just to let him
>>>> know
>>>> when we wanted to come and get some. I told him as soon as Matt came
>>>> back
>>>> home he would probably be there Sunday afternoon. They are really
>>>> good
>>>> people. They have kept our long driveway covered with gravel as
>>>> parcial
>>>> payment for using one of our fields.
>>>>
>>>> Gotta go for now, my own bed looks way more inviting than the hospital
>>>> bed I
>>>> was in for the past two nights. I can hear it calling, "nighty night".
>>>> LOL
>>>>
>>>> Susan
>>>> dogwoodfarm at verizon.net
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Jody Ianuzzi" <jody at thewhitehats.com>
>>>> To: "'Agricultural and Equestrean Division List'" <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>
>>>> Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2012 7:48 AM
>>>> Subject: Re: [Ag-eq] Catching Up
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> > Hi susan,
>>>> >
>>>> > Good to hear from you too. That is a good idea to just as peet a
>>>> > little
>>>> > at
>>>> > a time.
>>>> >
>>>> > How have you been?
>>>> >
>>>> > JODY
>>>> >
>>>> >
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