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Nearly everyone dreams of moving to the country at some point, but few people are crazy enough to actually do it. I'm one of those few. In 1994, when I was 26, I sold my little bakery cafe, packed up 200 boxes of books & antiques, & waved goodbye to my native California. Armed with a very basic knowledge of gardening, an overenthusiastic sense of adventure, & lots of naivete, I ended up on a 280-acre, 140-year-old farm in the middle of nowhere. I became cook, gardener, shepherd, farmhand, vet, surrogate mom, wildlife expert, sheep midwife & animal undertaker. My prep school education & graphic design background were useless. I went from attending restaurant openings & gallery receptions to working the rural fire dept's BBQ booth at the crafts fair & munching fried pies at country auctions. Nine years ago I moved to an even more remote 240-acre farm which I share with sheep, chickens, 4 dogs, 9 cats, 5 very entertaining donkeys, & one really well fed farmguy. My life revolves around food.
Labels: basil
posted by Farmgirl Susan at 6:26 PM
2 Comments:
Yum! I just made a bunch of pesto this weekend with my Swiss (purple) basil. But when I have more space in the freezer than time in my schedule, then I just freeze the basil leaves, and save pesto-making for the slower days of winter.
Lovley, I wish Japanese beetles didn't find my basil this year but they did :-( apparently they love basil. They purple basil I bought is untouched, but it's not the same! I jsut discovered your web site, what a treat! have a lovely green day!
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