HUMBOLDT STREET, Brooklyn: Winter waste land, wishing the ground wasn’t frozen solid while salivating over farm listings on wwoof.org.
Talked to a farmer today at the farmers market about growing apples and bought some beautiful blue potatoes from him. Also purchased a wedge of Dorset from a 146 year old cheese making co-op, Consider Bardwell Farm. About the cheese I selected: “A washed-rind, raw Jersey cow milk cheese. A soft ripening cheese with a rich, buttery texture and seasonally influenced pungency. An elegant appetizer or dessert…” Winner of both the American Cheese Society & World Jersey Cheese Awards in 2008. Looking forward to enjoying my little dairy nugget.
This 1/4 lb of cheese has gotten the gears turning about a few projects I have been wanting to tackle for a long time, one of which is making cheese. The new year seems like a good time to lay out a goal or two, so here are a few things I would like to accomplish this winter:
Make mozzarella!
Grow a pomegranate shrub from seed!
Future trees! (I want to draw out a plan to add some fruit & nut trees to my parents property in CT this spring)
Pickling nonstop!
Compile a garden & food book list! Read more!
Make beer! or hard cider!?
Farmers market every weekend!
Visit Brooklyn botanical garden!
Start seeds early this year! (finish/repair the cold frame?)
Ok, that should be enough to keep me busy. Between all this (besides my full time office job, of course) I will be cooking and baking, researching and daydreaming. I expect all my readers to do the same, and share the results. I’d love to see what you all are up to: igrewthis@gmail.com, send me your ideas for staying sane through winter!
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April 22, 2011 at 1:28 am |
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