Tis the season to harvest: We have beautiful corn drying, several varieties of beans curing, squash and pumpkins finishing up on the vine, and the last of the tomatoes, eggplants, and peppers are being pulled up this weekend. Cole is roasting some more anaheims now outside, and I must admit the smell makes me nostalgic for Colorado in autumn. Almost every market and farm stand in Colorado has that deep, spicy, smoky aroma floating in the air from the big barrel roasters. Peppers are less easily grown in Oregon, and I've only seem one small roasting at a Saturday market in Corvallis. The fall season includes all my favorite smells, foods, sights, and memories, and for the first time I get to experience this time of year in a new place.
Another exciting development on the farm! The new additions to our chicken flock are both males, and they have hit puberty! One young rooster has begun to crow. His first attempt was on August 31 at approximately 2:00pm. Once he began successfully crowing, he couldn't stop for about a half hour. Almost every morning afterwards I've heard a nice wake up call coming from the direction of the chicken coop. Now I'm just waiting for the alpha male cock fighting to begin...
