Wordless Wednesday

What to do when you Garden Fails!

 So what do you do when your garden fails?  Do you curse God?  Kill the herd of deer?  Give up?  All of the above?  It has been a hard garden year.  I've lost plants to the bugs, and now the deer have destroyed my garden. 

Its hard to get over the loss of months of work.  I thought I was going to be overloaded.  So tired of Canning I wouldn't want to look at my pressure canner.  Instead I had to buy veggies to can.  At first I thought "Oh buck up!" but then the deer kept coming.  I put up lights to keep them out.  The Deer just laugh!

So what do you do?  At some point I gave up.  I can't put up a deer fence now.

The next step is to plan for next year.  Whats the plan?

Put up a deer fence.

Raise Guinea keets.  They eat bugs and don't dig up plants.

Build raised garden beds.

Realize that sometimes God needs you to learn a lesson, and try to learn the lesson in one gardening season. 

Apple Fest!

The first weekend of October Cedaredge, Colorado holds their annual Apple Fest!  This years Apple Fest was amazing.  First we toured Pioneer Town, then we looked at the Car Show.  Little guy was even lucky enough to sit in one of the cars!  Then we walked Main Street and the Park looking at all of the vendors.  Plus they had amazing food.  If your up for some adventure check out Apple Fest next October!  I can't wait for next year.

Cream of Tomato Soup Recipe

Did you make tomato powder?  Looking for something to do with it?  Look no farther! 

Cream of Tomato Soup
1/4 cup Tomato Powder
1 Tab Bouillon Powder
3/4 tsp Basil
1/4 Tsp Oregano
1 cup Dried Milk
3/4 cup Corn Starch

Mix all ingredents.

To make soup
Add 1/3 cup mix to 1 1/4 cups water.  Heat over Medium till thick.  Enjoy! 

Adding ingredients one layer at a time

Layers of beauty!

Mixed in a bowl, my jar's to small!

Ready to be used.

Ready to use with instructions!

Making Tomato Powder

 Waste not want not right?  So when we were peeling tomatoes to make spaghetti sauce I just had to save the skins.  I put them in the dehydrator and let them dry till crispy.  The plan is to make tomato powder.  After they are crispy put them in a bag and smash and mash till its powder!  Viola! Tomato powder.  What can you do with it?  Come back and I'll show you how to make Powdered Cream of Tomato Soup.