July 2009 Farm Production

So much to blog about...so little time. It is a really busy time for me around here, compounded, of course, by a little munchkin who loves to eat! I have so much to catch up on, so many posts rattling around in my head, but they will have to wait a bit more. However, I did want to get this up and out of the way.

Eggs collected: 54 (or 4.5 dozen), or less than 2/day average (Naughty chickens!!)
Eggs sold: none

Milk: 22 gallons & 6 cups, or about 2 gallons & 6 cups/day average
Milk products made from above:

• 6 lbs mozzarella
• 6 lbs ricotta
• 4 lbs feta
• 1 qt yogurt

Produce canned:

• 7 qts summer squash (zucchini and lemon squash)
  
• 1 qt pickled beets
• 12 qts bread & butter pickles
• 6 pts dill pickles
• 15 pts sweet cherries
• 14 pts cherry marmalade
• 9 qts cucumber chips
• 23 pts glazed carrots
• 4 qts carrots
• 10 qts chicken broth

Produce preserved without canning:

• 2 gal dried summer squash
• 5 cups dried cherries
• 4 cups dried apples
• 2 cups dried bananas
• 4 cups dried crushed peppermint
• 2 cups dried crushed hot peppers
• 15 cups frozen shredded zucchini

Produce eaten fresh: unfathomable!

That's all, folks!