I can identify with some of this (on a much much smaller scale) from my youth where every summer involved wheel barrows of corn for shucking then freezing on and off the cob, my mother canning tomatoes and green beans, making cucumber pickles, pickling beets, we picked up enough potatoes after my dad plowed the rows open to fill the three levels of the large potato bin in the basement. It was enough to last the winter for a family of 4. I still have a small garden which gives me enough tomatoes to eat, occasionally can, plus enough cucumbers for canning pickles again this year and a few varieties of squash. Even this amount is some work - don't think I could grow enough to feed myself now. I admire all that you do on your farm. Linda Godwin
As a kid in a suburban city in Western Nevada, our zucchini proliferated like there was no tomorrow! So I identified with your valiant attempts to get rid of the pesky gourds back on your farm when you were a kid. We tried most of the recipes that you mention, but the one I liked the best was zucchini relish "canned" in Ball Aerospace mason jars, with vinegar, salt and spices. It was quite good on sandwiches!
I can identify with some of this (on a much much smaller scale) from my youth where every summer involved wheel barrows of corn for shucking then freezing on and off the cob, my mother canning tomatoes and green beans, making cucumber pickles, pickling beets, we picked up enough potatoes after my dad plowed the rows open to fill the three levels of the large potato bin in the basement. It was enough to last the winter for a family of 4. I still have a small garden which gives me enough tomatoes to eat, occasionally can, plus enough cucumbers for canning pickles again this year and a few varieties of squash. Even this amount is some work - don't think I could grow enough to feed myself now. I admire all that you do on your farm. Linda Godwin
As a kid in a suburban city in Western Nevada, our zucchini proliferated like there was no tomorrow! So I identified with your valiant attempts to get rid of the pesky gourds back on your farm when you were a kid. We tried most of the recipes that you mention, but the one I liked the best was zucchini relish "canned" in Ball Aerospace mason jars, with vinegar, salt and spices. It was quite good on sandwiches!