First beet Harvest

This wee 8 ounces is my first beet harvest. It is also the bulk of my first beet planting, which sadly did not do well. I look forward to the beet relish I am making from Janice Cole's Chicken and Egg. I think it is time to plant a fall crop of beets!

Friday's Harvest

In preparation for putting the garden to bed this weekend, I made a Harvest dinner on Thursday night. I had wanted turkey (nothing better than turkey left overs for sandwiches) so I added some roast veggies from the garden to the roasting pan. This is what I harvested for dinner.
3 + cups of Brussel Sprouts





















5 Scarlet Nantes Carrots






















And any out of place beet

The Last Beets and Broccoli

Autumn is turning to winter, and the the garden is just about finished. This is one of those pictures I have been meaning to get up on my blog because it is based on the food we have grown and now stored for the winter. One Saturday afternoon over a week ago, I went to the garden and pulled the past of the beets and clipped the broccoli for what just might have been the last time. The beets surprised me in color but yielded less than I anticipated, so I had to compensate with some store bought so that I could make roast beet salad (recipe and pictures on other blog). The broccoli is in the freezer. We added a bunch of meat from a good sale this weekend. I'm proud that our freezer looks the best it ever has!