I had a class on fermentation this morning that was really great. Learned a lot of stuff and it looks simple enough, we're going to give it a try. I got a jar of saurkraut to take home and everyone got to pack a pint with veggies and pour brine over and now we'll let it ferment for five weeks! I also talked to a woman there who cans her own meat and she gave me the encouragement to try it. I remember my Grandma Reicha's canned meat. It was so tender and juicy.
I also picked up my onion sets today. Sandy told me to open them up because they were damp inside and would rot if not planting today, so that's what I did.
When I got to the farm, Matt had tilled the garlic rows and raked. Whew! The hard part is done. Then he separated the cloves and I planted. Got it done lickety split! But then I was out of energy. I weeded the end of the onion row a bit when Miranda came out and wanted to help. She was sad the garlic was already planted but said she would help plant onions. I was drained so I told her I would go inside and play with her and we could plant the onions tomorrow. I was so happy she was okay with that. Plus, she got a gingerbread house kit from Pop Pop and she wanted to put it together with me. So that's what we did. It wasn't easy. The frosting is nasty to work with. If I were to do it again, I would make my own icing. But we finished it and it looks cute. Ennie made Chicken rice and we stayed for dinner.
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