10/01/2025
Happy October!
It’s been exceptionally busy lately. As we’re in the midst of the harvest season, this year marked our inaugural attempt at processing crab apples. I produced a batch of crab apple juice infused with cinnamon and cloves, which, although well-received by myself, didn’t quite appeal to everyone due to the absence of sugar, preventing its full transformation into cider. We also prepared Great Grandma’s Monster Cookies, which are naturally gluten-free, pumpkin purée that was later converted into pumpkin cookies and baby food, and plan on making a batch of gluten-free donuts. Recently, we harvested our Fuji Apples and planning to utilize them in making apple chips, apple sauce, and hopefully, gluten-free apple crisp.
We are currently exploring a permanent roofing solution for our new chicken run. Unfortunately, we suffered the loss of one of our cherished chickens to a raccoon last week. So this week, our focus is on integrating our youngest and smallest chicken into the older flock as she was left alone, and the prospects appear promising.
Thankfully I found time to capture my families growth as well.
We would love to hear how you use your apples and pumpkins.
