Here is Marissa demonstrating the method to clean seed using two bins, unprocessed seed, a tarp, and the wind. In the picture above, we had already harvested the amaranth plants by cutting the plants at the base of the stem … Continued
This is our second year of going through our garlic harvest and separating it into different size classes. This is useful to know how our garlic is doing and allows us to better answer questions around the effects of soils, … Continued
The goal today was to clear the field but also to find any remaining crops for the harvest. We knew we had lots of seed corn and dry beans to harvest from the milpa but also found a few remaining … Continued
Today was a day to go through the field and get all the crops that remain (see our next post). In the processed we remove all the corn stocks and put them in a big pile to clear the field. … Continued
The harvest at Parr Field yesterday was so abundant that we could not fit it all in the horno. So right after our first “hornada” of chicos was out and getting eaten and processed, we immediately started another fire to … Continued
After we have had our fill of fresh roasted chicos with butter, salt, chile, lemon pepper, and other toppings, we have to get to work on stringing up the chicos so that they can dry completely. We use needles that … Continued
At what point are we actually making chicos? It could be said that we were making chicos when we planted in May… Or maybe we weren’t making chicos until the horno is ready and as seen above, we started wetting … Continued