In today’s video, I share some of what we harvested in January from our unheated zone 5 hoop house. I also share recipes we made with the harvests.
“Four Season Harvest” by Eliot Coleman: http://amzn.to/2a7jV9R
“The Winter Harvest Handbook” by Eliot Coleman: http://amzn.to/2ahjPiR
“The Year-Round Vegetable Gardener” by Niki Jabour: http://amzn.to/2a7ksbJ
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Harvests:
2:02 – parsley, chives, Georgia collards, tree collards, mustard greens, perennial spinach, dandelion greens, red veined sorrel
2:28 – dandelion greens, Swiss chard
3:19 – Swiss chard, perpetual spinach, dinosaur kale, Georgia collards, tree collards, red veined sorrel
Recipes:
2:11 – Ghormeh Sabzi – We followed this recipe, but instead of just parsley and cilantro, we used the greens shown in this video plus cilantro. We also didn’t use dried lemons: http://weretalkingaboutfood.com/recipe/how-to-make-the-easiest-ghormeh-sabzi-ever-and-its-vegan/
2:15 – Dill Rice – We followed this recipe except we didn’t pre-soak the rice and we didn’t rinse it after cooking. Instead we cooked it to completion with 5 1/2 cups of water: http://toriavey.com/toris-kitchen/2012/01/persian-dill-and-lima-bean-rice/
2:42 – Vegetarian Thai Curry – We followed this recipe except we used green curry paste instead of red: http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes/vegetarian_thai_red_curry.html
2:56 – Tom Yum Soup – We followed this recipe except we used vegetable broth, and didn’t add shrimp or fish sauce. We did add tofu and Swiss Chard: http://thaifood.about.com/od/oodlesofnoodles/r/tyumnoodles.htm
3:28 – Ethiopian Greens – We used the greens shown in the video instead of just collard greens: http://www.saveur.com/article/Recipes/Yeabesha-Gomen-Ethiopian-Collard-Greens
3:30 – Pumpkin Wat – http://owlhaven.net/2012/11/20/recipe-pumpkin-wat/
3:32 – Braised Cabbage, Carrots & Potatoes: http://www.cookingchanneltv.com/recipes/ethiopian-braised-cabbage-carrots-and-potatoes.html
Crops we’re growing now for a winter harvest:
Under One Layer of Protection
Claytonia
Mache
Sunchokes
Tatsoi
Two Layers of Protection
Chives
Claytonia
Dandelion Greens
Dinosaur Kale
Egyptian Walking Onions
Endive
Garlic Chives
Georgia Collards
Giant Red Mustard Greens
Italian Dandelion Greens
Mache
Minutina
Mustard Greens
Parsley
Perpetual Spinach
Fordhook Giant Swiss Chard
Red Veined Sorrel
Spinach
Tatsoi
Tree Collards
OYR is all about growing a lot of food on a little land using sustainable organic methods, while keeping costs and labor at a minimum. Emphasis is placed on improving soil quality with compost and mulch. No store-bought fertilizers, soil amendments, pesticides, compost activators, etc. are used.
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