Jeff

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I'm currently planting and building a #foodforest garden in the 🇨🇦 #pnw. I like to cook and eat locally grown and foraged food.

I am interested in the places where food, #history, culture, and #gardening intersect.

Anti-capitalist temporarily stuck within the confines of capitalism.

 Eat like a peasant. 

#foraging #cidermaking #fermentation #permaculture

instagram:https://instagram.com/bigleafpermaculture
JeffNov 24, 2022
Sick as a dog today. My comfort is watching time team dig up neolithic and Roman archeological sites all day long. Absolutely love that they retreat to the village pub at the end of dig days and discuss the day's finds.
JeffNov 22, 2022
These are some of the various apples and pears I've collected from around here for #cidermaking. Will show seeds from these and guerilla plant in parks and tucked away spots so old me and others can have more cider fruit.
JeffNov 20, 2022
Is there an easy way to separate elderberries from the stems?
JeffNov 20, 2022
Also transplanted the pineapple guava into a warmer microclimate on the west side of my house. Last year it got hammered by snow and ice and I wasn't sure it would come back. #gardening
JeffNov 20, 2022
Can anyone tell me what kind of squash this is and how best to cook it?
Show threadJeffNov 20, 2022
Obligatory glass of cider while working with apple trees in the fall.
JeffNov 20, 2022
Finally had time today to tackle some stalled projects in the garden. Here is the potting soil from the tomatoes, tomatillos and peppers being repurposed for stratifying malus fusca seeds, which is our native crabapple on the west coast. It is supposed to be good rootstock that is drought and standing water tolerant. Next few years I will graft some interesting local wild trees I want to preserve onto these. #gardening #cidermaking #fruittrees
JeffNov 15, 2022

My peaceful quiet place for contemplative walks is about a 5 minute drive from my house. It is unlike the typical douglas fir forests of this place in that it is much more open and shrubby with some wetlands nearby, next to the beach.

The secret treasure is there are a dozen feral pear and apple trees with horribly astringent fruit no one else wants to eat, which make excellent cider and perry! I harvested nearly 150kg of fruit last year.

The tiny fruits are malus fusca, our native crabapple.

JeffNov 13, 2022
More homebrew than food, but finally racked my #mead onto some oak cubes. This is made from delicious fireweed honey that a local sells. Tastes very boozy but round and floral right now. Oak should add some tannin complexity and body, as well as some charred woody aromas of vanilla, spice, caramel. Oak cubes are barrel staves that can be used to lend barrel-like character.
JeffNov 13, 2022
This is one of my favourite treats to make and to give away for early gifts. Membrillo is a sweet and thick paste made from quince fruit, which turn pink when cooked. Sweet and aromatic!