The First Harvest

The last weekend of July and the first of the Harvest Seasons. Lughnasa!! I already have a page up from last year about Lugh if you want to check it out just click on the link.

This year we went up further north to where my folks have a little slice of paradise. We took advantage of the long weekend and filled it with harvesting. Even today we will be off again later this afternoon.

Here are a few pics of our haul:

Beans

Poppy Seeds

Cherries

Saskatoons

Beets

I am going to be freezing the beet greens for the winter to add with pasta dishes. The greens of the onions I will be drying to restock my jars from last year. 

Potatoes

The beans I will chopped up and partially cook to freeze for winter meals. I used to preserve them by canning, but I wanted to try something new this time.

All the recipes for how I am preserving the first harvest will be up on my other site that I run with my mother. www.thenorthernkitchenwitch.blogspot.ca

I am finding it very hard to get into the harvest season this year. Which makes me so sad as it is my favourite time of year. With our home being for sale we are trying to keep our house half empty for a quicker sell. This leaves no room for harvest storage. We have removed most of our personality from our home as well which has left me feeling in between and frustrated. It's been quite the test.

Peace and Love

The Bone Witch