It’s the end of February and we’re still harvesting crops from our unheated zone 5 hoop house! In today’s video, I share some of our February harvests and the recipes we made with them.
“Four Season Harvest” by Eliot Coleman: http://amzn.to/2a7jV9R
“The Winter Harvest Handbook” by Eliot Coleman: http://amzn.to/2ahjPiR
“The Year-Round Vegetable Gardener” by Niki Jabour: http://amzn.to/2a7ksbJ
6 mil Greenhouse Plastic: http://amzn.to/2a7jxIl
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Harvests:
2:19 – Dinosaur Kale, Vates Kale, Perpetual Spinach, Swiss Chard, Mustard Greens, Dandelion Greens, Red Veined Sorrel, Georgia Collards, Tree Collards, and Endive
2:54 – Dinosaur Kale, Vates Kale, Swiss Chard, Mustard Greens, Red Veined Sorrel, Georgia Collards, Tree Collards
3:55 – Dinosaur Kale, Vates Kale, Swiss Chard, Mustard Greens, Red Veined Sorrel, Georgia Collards, Tree Collards, Tatsoi, Claytonia, Sunchokes, Parsley
Recipes:
2:31 – Greek Salad: https://www.facebook.com/oneyardrevolution/photos/a.739567286082340.1073741859.543322169040187/1002729696432763/?l=27895a2962
3:00 – Stir Fried Greens with Tofu, Shiitake Mushrooms, and Red Onion. We followed this recipe except we used mixed greens and added Tofu: http://blog.seasonwithspice.com/2013/03/collard-greens-stir-fry-recipe.html
4:02 – Mixed Greens with Shaved Sunchokes and Parmesan:
1. Boil sunchokes 2 minutes
2. Shave sunchokes with mandoline or sharp knife
3. Chop greens and dice one shallot
4. Toss greens, sunchokes, shallots, Parmesan cheese, and salad dressing, and serve
Crops we’re growing now for a winter harvest:
Under One Layer of Protection
Claytonia
Mache
Sunchokes
Tatsoi
Two Layers of Protection
Chives
Claytonia
Dandelion Greens
Dinosaur Kale
Egyptian Walking Onions
Endive
Garlic Chives
Georgia Collards
Giant Red Mustard Greens
Italian Dandelion Greens
Lettuce
Mache
Minutina
Mustard Greens
Parsley
Perpetual Spinach
Fordhook Giant Swiss Chard
Red Veined Sorrel
Spinach
Tatsoi
Tree Collards
OYR is all about growing a lot of food on a little land using sustainable organic methods, while keeping costs and labor at a minimum. Emphasis is placed on improving soil quality with compost and mulch. No store-bought fertilizers, soil amendments, pesticides, compost activators, etc. are used.
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