Persimmon season is pretty much over, and it went quite well at the Farm. We dried around 150 pounds of persimmons between October and November. They are delicious and have a lengthy shelf life, and we sell them plain or dipped in chocolate by the pound.
Fortunately, persimmons are pretty low maintenance. They only require sunlight, water, and fertilizer, and don’t have problems with insects or disease. Most of the other food-producing plants, though, are not as lucky...
With tomorrow being the big day, I decided to get a little political with the blog.
If you are like me, you have been inundated with advertisements not only telling you to vote, but who and what to vote for. And regardless if you cast a ballot tomorrow, you still have an opportunity to vote. Every day ...
Persimmon drying has been underway at Harms Farms for a couple of weeks.
October and November are the months to dry persimmons. They need to be firm so they can be sliced. The riper persimmons are the sweetest, but if they’re too soft they’re harder to slice and take longer to dry. The whole process is ...
It is almost that magical time of year where we start harvesting persimmons here on the Farm.
While I enjoy the process of picking, slicing and loading the dehydrators, there are occasions where I would rather be ...
