Back to the Garden and Out Again

I am finally back, and finally blogging after my 10 day backcountry trip on the Raquette River.  Although it was rainy the entire time on my trip, I guess it was beautiful here, and most of the plants in the garden are still thriving!  And all this sun has given the peppers and eggplant a second wind.  While I was gone, Marc managed to freeze 4 gallons of tomatoes, roast eggplants, and consume an INSANE amount of summer squash, what a guy!

But, even though the summer is going strong, Marc, Pepsi and I are headed on a road trip to the grand canyon next week.  So things have been a little crazy here getting things ready.

Question: How do you go on an eco-friendly road trip to the grand canyon?

Answer: In a Waste Veggie Truck and a used camper loaded with supplies from our garden! 

We have over 250 gallons of grease to get our little mobile home out the the North Rim of the Grand Canyon (and hopefully back again).  And, in order to make sure we don't produce a ton of waste along the way, we are bringing bulk food supplies to maintain our low-impact life style while on the road.  What that means is that in the midst of my unpacking from the Adirondack trip, we are making tofu, beer, bread, hummus etc like crazy people.  Our house is a little scary at the moment.
More posts about our trip plans and preps are soon to come.

 

Beer making and tofu being pressed.

And news from the garden:  Japanese turnips are ready and delicious.  Tomatoes are still going strong and we have started sun-drying some and freezing the rest.  Planted spinach in some of the empty beds which should be ready when we get back in the beginning of November.  I actually attacked the compost madness, so we will have a ton of it ready to spread when we get back.  Another mad dash to preserve whatever we can because it will be done by the time we get home from AZ.

Sun Dried Tomatoes in oil and tomatoes freezing.

Brussel Sprouts

And another fun thing: Village Veggies is participating in the 350 Challenge, aka 350 pounds of carbon emissions have been offset thanks to our blog (the equivalent of turning off 100 light bulbs for a day or not driving for 2 days).  For more info check out the widget in the side bar.

Some much needed comfort food.  When things get a little out of hand, a smoothie with some fresh greens makes everything better!