This is the awesome time of year when we exclaim from our heart: IT WORKED!!! ITS ALIVE!!! WE DID IT!!! This photo shows maize (corn) on the left, squash in the middle, and beans on the right. The battery in … Continued
After our pumpkin pie and pumpkin roll activities, we stayed with approximately 200 pounds of our initial 400+ pounds of calabasa squash harvested this year. We were able to forge an arrangement with the local Farmhouse Cafe, located on the … Continued
Today we continued our activity of turning our calabasa mexicana (local winter squash) harvest into pumpkin pies for Thanksgiving. As before, we open the squash with a knife and take out all the pulp and seeds, saving the seeds for … Continued
Today was the beginning of getting our squash harvest ready for pumpkin pies! We also have plans for soup, bread, pancakes, and pumpkin rolls using this same method. First we cut open the squash. Sometimes with a native squash this … Continued