Archive for October, 2008
Solar Food Dehydrator
Tuesday, October 28th, 2008
It has been about a month since we finished our Solar Food Dehydrator! In that time we have dried quite a bit of basil, oregano, and thyme. The Dehydrator is in great working order and we wanted to include some instructions and a supply list so you can make your own! To make a 3 [...]
Bob Due Farm Tour
Tuesday, October 28th, 2008
Things are slowly winding down at the Farm as it gets colder and darker. We have pulled out all of our okra, eggplant, and most of our tomatoes. Our turnips, lettuce, collards, kale, radishes, and carrots, however, are doing quite fine in the frosty mornings! Despite the steady approach of winter, we are still active [...]
Fall at Beardsley
Tuesday, October 21st, 2008
Each year it feels as though the fall season comes later and later, but it has finally arrived in Knoxville, TN. Now, we are able to start some of the many projects that have been awaiting our attention. The annual fence clearing is nearly halfway completed, and we have begun stocking up on our soil [...]
Solar Food Dehydrator!
Monday, October 6th, 2008
This past week at Beardsley Community Farm I got to work on constructing a Solar Food Dehydrator so that we can preserve large amounts of our produce to extend our donation season with out using any extra electricity. When finished we will be able to dry blueberries, raspberries, strawberries, greens, tomatoes, rosemary, thyme, oregano, and [...]
