Oh my it was quite a weekend around here.  On Saturday, we drove to Seeley Lake to meet a child hood friend of Jeff’s for a hike.  This was a friend that Jeff had lost touch with a long time ago but was able to reconnect with due to the internet.  It was a great hike with Dave, his wife Kelly, and their son John.  We hiked to Morrell Falls and it was just incredible.  The hike was relatively easy 5.4 miles total round trip and a just a small bit of elevation gain.  We packed in lunch and had a little picnic once we reached the falls.  It was a gorgeous sunny day, not too hot and a very pleasant breeze.  I was completely blown away by the beauty of the bear grass – I’ve seen it before, but something about it on Saturday was just stunning.  Honestly it was blooming everywhere and just magnificent, I can’t get over the sight and while I took photos they don’t do the beauty of it all justice.

Sunday we spent the day just puttering around the house, slowly recovering from the hike.  I think we recovered from the drive more than the hike.  We just don’t do long drives that much anymore – the drive to and from the trail head was just shy of 2 hours each way.  All in all, a perfect weekend.

IDC Update – Week 9

Plant Something: Onions, tomatoes & hot peppers bought at a greenhouse sale and too cheap to resist

Harvest Something: radishes, baby lettuces, spinach, cilantro, basil

Preserve Something: We made some beef jerky

Reduce Waste: Nothing special beyond the usual

Preparation & Storage:Nada this past week.

Build Community Food Systems: 

Eat the Food: Lots of salads with our harvests, radish snacking galore, and we’re still working through our food stores from last year.

Arikara Yellow Beans after a fresh mulching.