Duncan and Emma's Salt Spring Island Adventure!
It was a late summer this year, and despite the addition of a few very hot days, its has been consistently below average temperatures. This time last year we were picking pounds of ripe tomatoes every few days and had zucchini overload by August. This year its late September and we have just done our first…
Wow so its been a year since our last post. We must have been busy… We will try to travel back in time and fill in some of the gaps. Anyway this weekend was the annual fall fair with the theme of Gumboots and Island Roots (Gumboots are Wellies for those reading from the UK). …
So you may be wondering what is Seedy Saturday anyway? Well its an event organized all over Canada by local organizations such as Island Natural Growers and supported by Seeds of Diversity. There are a few of main objectives – one is to educate people on seed saving and encourage the exchange of seeds between seed savers…
With this many tomatoes and lots of other fruit we did some preserving – or canning as it seems to be called here in North America. From left to right: Peach Jam, Plum Jam, Tomato Ketchup!, Green Tomato Chutney, Bramble Ketchup
The green things you might not recognize are Edamame! Yum!