Keeping Up with the Harvesting

There’s so much harvesting to do in the Fall. Nicole dug up a ton of potatoes while I was making cider.

Then I walked past the orchard and saw a whole bunch of hazelnuts ready to be picked, crap, I don’t even know what to do with them.

I’ll just grab a basket and figure it out later.

Baby Coyote

There’s a couple of baby coyotes hanging out all the time on the upper field. They take off whenever we show up.

Not to ruin a happy baby story, I think they are abandoned, have mange, and I’ve only seen one of them for the last few days :|.

It’s a bummer they’re having a hard time, I’ve rarely seen coyotes even though we hear them all the time, and I was happy to have a few encounters.

Apple Convoy

We had another 2 cider pressing days, for a grand total of 24 gallons pressed. Some are fermenting, some refrigerated for immediate consumption, some gifted, and some canned. I’ve done good at really going after the trees, it wasn’t a banner year so I wanted to get all we could. It’s also helpful to pick frequently to not have too many rotted apples under the trees, it makes picking the good ones easier.

As with maple syrup and other things, while the thrill of discovery is gone, it’s nice to know what we’re doing. We had several encounters with baby coyotes so this year’s labels reflect that.

As is tradition, the remaining few apples were composted mechanically.