tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811749743523633503.post3709116455854239215..comments2024-03-20T11:36:53.907+00:00Comments on Restoring Mayberry: Winter vitaminsBrian Kallerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11082602126850605083noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811749743523633503.post-89822019968161863952012-01-15T10:03:29.988+00:002012-01-15T10:03:29.988+00:00Risa,
Great - I admit we start over with new cro...Risa, <br /><br />Great - I admit we start over with new crops in the greenhouse. Where do you live in the world, and what is your climate like? <br /><br />I own a number of books by Nearing -- I thought "Oil and the Germs of War" was particularly prophetic -- but never that one. <br /><br />Suzanne, <br /><br />That's an interesting idea I hadn't heard about. People here used to pick apples and then store them in the attic over winter, but those apples were often tough, and attrition from pests was high. <br /><br />I've done a small amount of research into Ozark traditions -- it's not far from where we grew up, of course -- but there's always more to learn.Brian Kallerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11082602126850605083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811749743523633503.post-50793303266104359592012-01-15T03:26:31.132+00:002012-01-15T03:26:31.132+00:00I think Brian that it is possible to preserve fres...I think Brian that it is possible to preserve fresh fruit for several months by cutting the branch with the fruit still on it and store in sand. Have you looked up how people in the Ozarks preserved food? My neighbors in Salem have an old fashioned root cellar for storing food and weathering tornadoes....If you are interested I can ask my mom's neighbors for more info. Ozark mountain ppl are a VERY hard breed indeed!Suzanne, Kiva Fellow, Graduate Student, and Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12667004747809848532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811749743523633503.post-40864279801808714582012-01-15T00:05:49.512+00:002012-01-15T00:05:49.512+00:00We have always been fans of the Solat Heated Green...We have always been fans of the Solat Heated Greenhouse by the Nearings. Like them, we transfer hardies from the garden to the greenhouse (ours was built from found materials) in the fall, and they stay in the ground there until March; we take what we need throughout the winter. Currently there's kale, bok choi, red chard, onions, garlic, and beets. Outside temps have fallen to 18F and nothing seems very bothered.Doyu Shoninhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00148504542232844586noreply@blogger.com