Cindy's Garden

09/16/2023

04/18/2023

Found this today.

Zucchini flour.
Might be old news to some, but you never know right. With rising concerns on wheat costs just thought I’d share it.
There’s probably fancier ways of doing this out there, but here’s how I learned. Easy peasy. Nothing to it.
We love and make tons of zucchini flour every year. You may have heard it called Amish flour or troops flour before. It’s a Staple in Amish and Mennonite household for generations here. It was also embraced in the 1940’s during rationing.
You let your zucchini grow, oversized is actually better. Large to extra large. Marrow sized. I peel mine with a carrot peeler, into thin even strips for less drying time. Or slide it through a mandolin for speed of prep.
Run it through the electronic dehydrator or just thread it. . No large seeds if possible for finer texture. Everything else is fine. It must be absolutely dry. It’s essential. If in doubt always dry it more, any moisture will ruin it during storage
Then run it through a food processor or hand grinder until you have a powdered consistency. It will be a marbled green looking power. Texture is similar to a good quality whole wheat flour. That is zucchini flour. Three large zucchini is about four or five cups for me finished.
It can be used to replace 1/3 of flour in most recipes without any change to the finished products, acts as a thickening agent for gravies, great for breading fish but we really tend use ours for tortillas and bannock since those are our quick go to breads. It also makes great dumplings and brownies.
Store in air tight jars , or we often vac pac ours
For us, we still purchase grains from a local family owned grist mill. So this is free, sustainable, easily produced on site and it has a mild taste. Most people wouldn’t pickup on it. It cuts our flour usage by a third . You can do the same with sweet and regular potato, other squash acorns, and pumpkin. I just find myself zucchini is the least flavoured. Plus we get overloaded by the darn things.
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04/04/2023

03/09/2023

06/21/2022

This photo was taken in 1958, in a small town in the Canary Islands. The original caption read: “Goat suckling a child in 1958, El Mojon, Teguise, Lanzarote.”

Throughout history, goats have been used as wet nurses when the mother could not produce milk or hiring a human wet nurse was too expensive. In the 16th century, many mothers rejected wet nurses for fear of infecting their newborn with syphilis. Pierre Brouzet, who was a physician to King Louis the XV, remarked that “some peasants who have no other nurses but ewes, and these peasants were as strong and vigorous as others.”

In the 1976 book, “American Folk Medicine: A Symposium,” author Wayland D. Hand discusses the phenomenon in more detail:

“Because milk does not keep well once it is separated from the animal and because the act of suckling was believed to aid digestion in infancy, medical writers beginning in the eighteenth century began to advocate nursing children directly at the udders of goats. Goats were easier to obtain and cheaper than human wet nurses; they were safer from disease and were better in many other respects. Although cows’ milk was almost exclusively used in early American infant feeding, William Potts Dewees, who wrote the first American pediatric treatise in 1825, called attention to animal milks and pointed out that the English praised asses’ milk; nevertheless, he preferred milk of goats. He then compared the chemical constituents of milk from cows, women, goats, asses, sheep, and mares. In 1816, Conrad A. Zwierlein, after listening to women at a fashionable European resort deploring their difficulties with wet nurses, wrote a book called, ‘The Goat as the Best and Most Agreeable Wet Nurse,’ which he dedicated to vain and coquettish women, as well as to sick, tender, and weak ones. Goat feeding then became very popular for a while until it was attacked on various grounds and fell into disfavor. In 1879, it was revived in the children’s hospitals of Paris, especially for syphilitic infants.”

Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/animalia/wp/2016/02/25/why-goats-used-to-breastfeed-human-babies/

05/10/2022

Can anyone identify this perennial for me? It was here when we got the farm and blooms yellow then makes a nice filler foliage the rest of the season. Rob wants to mow it down, but I like it.

05/02/2022

04/21/2022

Reminds me Josh spent summers picking acres of cucumbers 🥒 before he was old enough to get a regular job.

FACTS OF THE DAY ....

Cucumbers... I didn't know this... and to think all these years I've only been making salads with the cucumbers...

1. Cucumbers contain most of the vitamins you need every day, just one cucumber contains Vitamin B1, Vitamin B2, Vitamin B3, Vitamin B5, Vitamin B6, Folic Acid, Vitamin C, Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Potassium and Zinc.

2. Feeling tired in the afternoon, put down the caffeinated soda and pick up a cucumber. Cucumbers are a good source of B vitamins and Carbohydrates that can provide that quick pick-me-up that can last for hours.

3. Tired of your bathroom mirror fogging up after a shower? Try rubbing a cucumber slice along the mirror, it will eliminate the fog and provide a soothing, spa-like fragrance.

4. Are grubs and slugs ruining your planting beds? Place a few slices in a small pie tin and your garden will be free of pests all season long. The chemicals in the cucumber react with the aluminum to give off a scent undetectable to humans but drive garden pests crazy and make them flee the area.

5. Looking for a fast and easy way to remove cellulite before going out or to the pool? Try rubbing a slice or two of cucumbers along your problem area for a few minutes, the phytochemicals in the cucumber cause the collagen in your skin to tighten, firming up the outer layer and reducing the visibility of cellulite. Works great on wrinkles too!!!

6. Want to avoid a hangover or terrible headache? Eat a few cucumber slices before going to bed and wake up refreshed and headache free. Cucumbers contain enough sugar, B vitamins and electrolytes to replenish essential nutrients the body lost, keeping everything in equilibrium, avoiding both a hangover and headache!!

7. Looking to fight off that afternoon or evening snacking binge? Cucumbers have been used for centuries and often used by European trappers, traders and explores for quick meals to thwart off starvation.

8. Have an important meeting or job interview and you realize that you don't have enough time to polish your shoes? Rub a freshly cut cucumber over the shoe, its chemicals will provide a quick and durable shine that not only looks great but also repels water.

9. Out of WD 40 and need to fix a squeaky hinge? Take a cucumber slice and rub it along the problematic hinge, and voila, the squeak is gone!

10. Stressed out and don't have time for massage, facial or visit to the spa? Cut up an entire cucumber and place it in a boiling pot of water, the chemicals and nutrients from the cucumber will react with the boiling water and be released in the steam, creating a soothing, relaxing aroma that has been shown the reduce stress in new mothers and college students during final exams.

11. Just finish a business lunch and realize you don't have gum or mints? Take a slice of cucumber and press it to the roof of your mouth with your tongue for 30 seconds to eliminate bad breath, the phytochemicals will kill the bacteria in your mouth responsible for causing bad breath.

12. Looking for a 'green' way to clean your taps, sinks or stainless steel? Take a slice of cucumber and rub it on the surface you want to clean, not only will it remove years of tarnish and bring back the

shine, but is won't leave streaks and won't harm you fingers or fingernails while you clean.

13. Using a pen and made a mistake? Take the outside of the cucumber and slowly use it to erase the pen writing, also works great on crayons and markers that the kids have used to decorate the walls!!

04/19/2022

5 Sebastopol goslings this morning encouraging the others to hatch.

04/18/2022

We finally have Sebastopol goslings hatching and Jerry Roscoe is sooo excited! Son can officially join the hatchaholics club. 😂 I’m trying to teach him, Batch 1 was a heartbreaking fail this year so this is exciting.

04/10/2022

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Beginning in June 2023, farmers won’t be able to buy any over-the-counter antibiotics for their animals.

04/05/2022

Next swap Saturday! Every Saturday 2520 N. LONG GROVE RD. CECILIA KY 42724

04/05/2022

Lmao 🤣!

04/05/2022

DID YOU KNOW THIS?
Coffee filters .... Who knew! And you can buy 1,000 at the Dollar Tree for almost nothing even the large ones.
1. Cover bowls or dishes when cooking in the microwave. Coffee filters make excellent covers.
2. Clean windows, mirrors, and chrome... Coffee filters are lint-free so they'll leave windows sparkling.
3. Protect China by separating your good dishes with a coffee filter between each dish.
4. Filter broken cork from wine. If you break the cork when opening a wine bottle, filter the wine through a coffee filter.
5. Protect a cast-iron skillet. Place a coffee filter in the skillet to absorb moisture and prevent rust.
6. Apply shoe polish. Ball up a lint-free coffee filter.
7. Recycle frying oil. After frying, strain oil through a sieve lined with a coffee filter.
8. Weigh chopped foods. Place chopped ingredients in a coffee filter on a kitchen scale.
9. Hold tacos. Coffee filters make convenient wrappers for messy foods.
10. Stop the soil from leaking out of a plant pot. Line a plant pot with a coffee filter to prevent the soil from going through the drainage holes.
11.. Prevent a Popsicle from dripping. Poke one or two holes as needed in a coffee filter.
12. Do you think we used expensive strips to wax eyebrows? Use strips of coffee filters..
13. Put a few in a plate and put your fried bacon, French fries, chicken fingers, etc on them. It soaks out all the grease.
14. Keep in the bathroom. They make great "razor nick fixers."
15. As a sewing backing. Use a filter as an easy-to-tear backing for embroidering or appliqueing soft fabrics.
16. Put baking soda into a coffee filter and insert into shoes or a closet to absorb or prevent odors.
17. Use them to strain soup stock and to tie fresh herbs in to put in soups and stews.
18. Use a coffee filter to prevent spilling when you add fluids to your car.
19. Use them as a spoon rest while cooking and clean up small counter spills.
20. Can use to hold dry ingredients when baking or when cutting a piece of fruit or veggies.. Saves on having extra bowls to wash.
21. Use them to wrap Christmas ornaments for storage.
22. Use them to remove fingernail polish when out of cotton balls.
23. Use them to sprout seeds.. Simply dampen the coffee filter, place seeds inside, fold it and place it into a plastic baggie until they sprout.
24. Use coffee filters as blotting paper for pressed flowers. Place the flowers between two coffee filters and put the coffee filters in phone book..
25. Use as a disposable "snack bowl" for popcorn, chips, etc..

03/24/2022

Wtf 😳! Davin is a reliable source. I’m looking this up before I freak out.

This young lady did a very good job of compiling some useful information about these invasive pests. A few of her snippets from articles have been disproved, such as the level of toxicity, length of time in the US, and range.
We at Farm life like to share useful information to our followers, and the disposal methods, precautions, and eradication suggestions are on point.
As we go into planting season , my Southern partners , please be aware that the USA has an invasive species of worm called the Hammerhead Worm, and they need to be killed ASAP.

They are indigenous to Southeast Asia and are currently in Alabama, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, and parts of Tennessee. They are very Dangerous to the existing earthworm population as they cannibalize existing earthworms as they move in

Don’t cut it into 10 pieces because it will grow 10 more worms (they are immortal). YOU MUST dissolve in salt and vinegar in a jar for a few days. You can also freeze the worm if you’re not about to kill it alive before dissolving it.

DO NOT TOUCH THEM WITH YOUR HANDS. They are believed to carry incredibly potent tetrodotoxin , which is also found in pufferfish. Use gloves when handling , and do not make contact with your skin. They are Extremely Dangerous to Pets and Livestock

EDIT : I have commented on some links and articles where you can learn more about Auburn University’s study on them and where to both find and how to avoid them. Originally written by Rachel Tortorelli

03/21/2022

Our expectant Anatolian, Hanna, adopts Kanochi, the ninja kitty raised by canines. As working livestock guardians, our dogs will protect and love whatever is important to us. Follow us @ https://faceb

03/04/2022

Nothing is wasted on the farm.

02/23/2022

Son, Jerry Roscoe found 1st 2 goose eggs. Laid 02/22/22.
!?!Kentucky Spring!?!

02/09/2022

Wonder if this qualifies as a low carb snack? Rob is doing great on his keto diet- Me not so much. 😆

02/07/2022

This is a page worth following! Please support our farm families!

01/26/2022

Working on making Rob some broccoli 🥦 soup. My garden fresh veggies are starting to run low. Really gotta stretch to the bottom of the freezer now. I know we could go to the store and grab a can of already made but this really is sooo much better. IMO the taste and lack of ? additives are worth the work. Maybe only other gardeners will truly understand the pride I feel. A lot of work and love went into this simple dish of winter comfort food. ❤️ Robert Lobb!

01/19/2022

We were covered in snow yesterday. Chickens were scratching, pecking and strutting like they were calling for spring today. Their watch doggies say the holiday was to short and the birds should go back to the barn.

01/11/2022

via - Cindy Joubert
Making fried eggs for several people is frustrating and inconvenient so I don’t do it a lot. That’s gonna change! 🍳🍳🍳
Eggs on cookie sheet (mine is non stick but I also schmeared some butter on it just in case), baked at 425 for about 8 minutes. PERFECT runny eggs for a crowd! 😱🤗

source - https://buff.ly/3r0Dslc

10/11/2021

Marketing genius! I’d buy the calendar, dresses and chickens! Lmao 🤣 ❤️

10/01/2021

We call them stink bugs...they look bigger this year! 😂

09/23/2021

Here’s an idea

09/20/2021

I love Pineapple Juice! 🍍

09/07/2021

At 5:30 in the morning….

09/03/2021

This is to funny not to share!

08/25/2021

Just stopping by to say hi! 👋

08/17/2021

Lovin’ them treats from the garden!

07/06/2021

Hot Kentucky summer. Happy Monday!