We've had a few very humid and very hot days here lately. I tried to dodge the rain and get some blankets and a handmade quilt washed and dried.
With the garden flooded out (and more rain, and more storms), I made a trip to the local Farmer's Market.
I came home with a bag full of cucumbers, green peppers, broccoli, cauliflower, and onions.
Oh, and we picked up peaches and corn too. I'll be busy this week for sure. The cauliflower and broccoli have already made their way to the freezer.
I was hoping to find shell peas, but what I did find was not conducive to stocking up - $2 for a small bit, which would have had a yield of about maybe a 1/2 cup of peas.
This morning there is a thick layer of rain on everything, so no outside chores will be completed this weekend. We can't even drag the fallen barn pieces to burn. The ground is saturated. I keep praying for a few dry days on the weekend, so Hubby and I can cut wood.
We will be, however, shucking almost 3 bushels of sweet corn. Hopefully there are dry chairs on the front porch today. It's a good day to slow roast a chicken too.
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We don't have the opportunity to find any quantity of fresh, organics at a market anywhere around here (closest organic market is 125 miles away). Occasionally a truck will come into town with corn, tomatoes or peaches but they aren't organic or non-GMO. We do have an organic Co-op where I do my grocery shopping but prices are too prohibitive to buy in quantity. I don't even buy things such as nice looking peaches because of the price per pound. They would/could be a treat, but as long as we have our own homegrown fruit here, I figure that's enough for us.
The ones we get here in the NC sandhills are often firey red behind the woods making it look like the woods are on fire.
God bless.
RB
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