As many of you know, I have one test for viability of a political solution to any problem. Does it require coercion? If not, I’m listening. If there is a gun required to implement your plan, you are wrong, every time. If it is a good idea, people will do it.
This recipe was born of what was popping in the garden. Seasonal cooking really elevates when we allow the ingredients that ripen together to drive the menu.
Becoming proficient at growing your own food requires many failures. You can research for years, read all of the books, and listen to all of the podcasts, but nothing Improves your skill like killing things, in the garden. This was my experience with strawberries.
The swales are planted densely with food bearing trees, shrubs and legumous ground cover. The pastures in between the swales are sub-irrigated by the slowly moving water, and produce an abundance of graze for our cattle and hogs. Each swale drains into its own small pond on the driest ridge of the farm.
