Local Foods Plot—September 2016

Written by
Jeff Bringhurst
Published
21 September 2016

As we slip into fall, the vigor at which our vegetables have grown in the summer sun, wanes with the daylight hours. All the fall crops are off to a strong start, but I constantly fret over how much longer we’ll get to enjoy the fresh taste of vegetables right off the vine.

This fall will be our first experiment with the new grow lights, as well as the repaired plumbing of our in-floor heating from the wood-fired boiler. We have dozens of pepper plants just sprouting their first fruits, and the way I figure, if I can get a good crop from a plant that grows best in Arizona, we’ll be in good shape for future fall harvests.

Speaking of fall harvests, our hunters have done well, and freezers are full of berries and game. I’ve been in the thick of hog slaughter, with three down and two to go. Thank you to Terek for the use of his smokehouse. We had our first smoked pulled pork the other night, and I was in hog heaven. An even bigger thank you goes to Alaska Sportsman’s Lodge, for the hundreds of buckets of slop that they’ve delivered to my door this summer. Those pigs are probably the best fed pigs in the world, and I swear they smile at feeding time.

If you haven’t already picked up a copy of our Village Council’s newest publication, Naut Cungcaun-llu Igyaraamek (Select Indigenous Plants & Their Uses in Igiugig, Alaska), it’s a small treasure in our push to reconnect with wild plants. There’s great information in there on high and low-bush cranberries (to name what’s in season) that we should be mindful of as we harvest this fall. Low-bush cranberries might be the most nutritious berry on the continent, so make sure you save some room in your freezer for a few gallons of them.

Joke of the Month: What did Cinderella use to fix the flat tire on her coach? … A pumpkin patch! Buh-dum-bum… chihhhh

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