Lotus Garden Newsletter for Homesteaders. 11th August 2021

[naturalmedicine]

This week there was a focus on harvests and preserving in the homesteading communities. It's obviously the time of year for it, so we may as well go with the flow, therefore this week's highlights focus on these topics. I'm getting hungry just reading them all!

Things happening in the community.

what is the most amazing thing that someone has ever done for you?The @ecotrain question of the week seems to be directing us to look for positives at a time that we seem to be surrounded by negatives. It asks

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Some highlights of the week

grading the garlic harvest and she shares with us what she looks for and why.



make pesto to freeze in order to preserve a bountiful basil harvest.



preserving citrus harvests in the form of marmalade, one of the forms of preserving which doesn't require freezing.



step by step lesson on the canning process we get to see the preserving of tomatoes.
Something farmers have done throughout the years is selective breeding. The results of doing this develops plants and livestock not only to a specification that's desirable to you, but also one that's durable to the climate you're in. This week @goldenoakfarm has been Making hay isn't always straight forward and sometimes you've just got to take the small window of opportunity when it presents itself. So while everyone else was away doing just that, @farm-mom used the quiet time to Meanwhile, over on a different continent, @buckaroobaby is This leads us nicely onto another method of preserving with @notconvinced, in the form of canning. For this

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Thank you for stopping by. This week's newsletter was brought to you by @minismallholding and I have chosen @goldenoakfarm to receive 10% beneficiary.

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Comments

[buckaroobaby]

Yay! Thanks for the feature. And a great selection of homesteading projects! Well done @goldenoak. I still need to get on top of growing large quantities of garlic! Most we've ever planted was 300 but it barely lasts us as a family the year

[minismallholding]

You're welcome.

My garlic growing is completely random. I'm currently living in hope that our last one doesn't run out before I can harvest this year's.

[buckaroobaby]

Sounds like my annual crisis!

[goldenoakfarm]

Thanks for the mention! I was afraid this one would fall through the cracks!

[minismallholding]

I'm glad I found it. I was reading through the conversation on River's garden journal post, so I'm glad you bright it up there. 😁

[notconvinced]

All very informative articles that I'll be using in the near future. Thank you for the feature and the new information I've gained from the others.

[minismallholding]

You're welcome. Thank you for an incredibly informative article.

[farm-mom]

I really appreciate the mention and inclusion in the news letter . Sharing homesteading tips and tricks can be so helpful. Thanks for all you do for this awesome community,.🌼🌸🌺

[minismallholding]

I always enjoy your tips and tricks from the homestead. A pleasure to share.