Too bad we don't have a pig to feed all this "wasted" goodness to. The chickens are more than happy to help get rid of it though. But we're almost out of pork in the freezer so I've been having pig dreams lately.
I also traded our goat milk for some some produce (you know, because my garden pretty much sucks) this weekend. And in one of my bags-o-goodies were a bunch of dark red/purple cherry tomatoes. I didn't think much of it when I opened the bag, but when I finally got around to popping one in my mouth, I was pleasantly surprised. And proceeded to pop about a dozen more in my maw.
They are wonderfully sweet! And according to the person who brought them to me, are very, very prolific. He said he's had to toss about half of them this year because he doesn't know what to do with them and nobody to really give them to. He said his four plants got 12-15' tall and put on several hundred tomatoes per plant through the season and actually had to rip out some of the volunteer plants this spring to make room for the others!
Of course, I totally forgot about saving seeds so I just now started (he said they are a heirloom). Now I have peach pits and black cherry tomato seeds to put on my Blogging Buddy Seed Swap!
Oh, and those of you who are still awaiting your package of peach seeds.....I'm sorry. I'll try to get them out in the mail this week.
Don't forget to save your seeds!
Good deal! I traded peppers for apples last year and green beans for peaches.
ReplyDeleteHmm, more apples, apple butter, apple sauce, apple pie fillings ..... I think you should sneak out and find 2 piglets, once Paul gets the taste of home grown pork, he will be happy. Keep one and sell/barter the other one, they do better in pairs.
ReplyDeleteCarolyn,
ReplyDeleteNice bartering and deal on both the apples and tomatoes.
I have had some of those black cherry tomatoes before, they are awesome! Good deal on the "free" food, that's always the best kind! :)
ReplyDeleteBartering is the best! (Especially since our dollar isn't worth diddly-squat anymore.)
ReplyDeleteAnd YOU didn't have to supply the labor! (Yay, Paul!!) I love bartering = both for the pure sense of it (something you have too much of, traded for something someone else has too much of) and for Mama Pea's reason... :) I got four black cherry tomato plants from a friend this spring and they are AMAZING. I plan to save seeds, too.
ReplyDeleteCarolyn, Do you know you can make a wonderful jelly with peach pits? Just save the pits in a baggie til you have a quart or 2 of pits. I keep mine in the freezer. Then when you have enough, boil them awhile, strain the juice and make jelly. I found the recipe online a long time ago.
ReplyDeleteLove your blog! pigzzilla