Kitchen Invasion

We've entered the season here on the farm where horizontal space to set something down on in the kitchen is at a premium. This is because pretty much all available space is invaded occupied by produce waiting to be or in some step of being processed or preserved. At the moment we have: a sink full of snapped green beans waiting for the dishwasher to finish sterilizing jars for canning, 6 cabbages waiting to be made into freezer slaw, cole slaw, or whatever other recipes we can find to use it. Yellow squash and zucchini waiting to be  frozen, eaten or sold. You get the picture. And we haven't even hit tomato season yet :)

(This big one was a 6 pounder! We got two meals out of it. Yum!!!)



Outside . . . the sweet corn is getting tall, trying to compete with the neighbors field corn.

The calves search for shade, and good stuff to eat. Here they're enjoying the shade of the apple tree, on a pile of loose hay/grass cuttings we picked up from Ryan's sister's field.

As always, the cherry tomatoes are getting ready to over produce . . . I learned my lesson, and we only planted one of these super stars this year:

While this abundance can be overwhelming when it comes to cooking and preserving . . . in the long run it's worth it. Healthy, homegrown food, just waiting for its turn at our table. So very, very blessed.