Enchanted Valley FARM

10/23/2024

07/31/2023

HEY YOU
YEAH YOU !!!!
Don’t forget to pick your Basil flowers and flower buds off and cook with them tonight.

Not only do the buds and flowers contain more flavonoids than are in the leaves but if you allow your Basil plant to flower and go to seed, it will die.

Yeah, I didn’t think you wanted that.
Jus looking out for you 😏

07/27/2023

Why Cure a Sweet Potato?

Some of you are growing sweet potato for the first time . They are a healthy long keeping root packed with culinary power . You can even eat their leaves which are delicious but don’t make the amateur mistake of not curing them

If you harvest a sweet potato, then bring it in and cook it, you’ll be extremely disappointed. It will have a really starchy flavor and not be sweet at all.Basically, when you cure a potato, you put the potato through a process that takes all of those starches and breaks them down into natural sugar. This is what gives a sweet potato their naturally sweet flavor. It also helps to seal in the potatoes natural moisture and activate enzymes that will repair any damage that was done during the harvest of the sweet potato.
But keep in mind, that curing needs to take place soon after harvest because if not, you could lose the potatoes as moisture will begin to get to them.
To accomplish curing in the field, we wet down a large patch of grass, place the baskets of sweet potatoes on the moist grass, and cover them all with a tarp. The sun will heat the tarp and cause the moisture left on the grass to evaporate, creating that warm, moist environment needed to cure sweet potatoes. Usually just a few days is all you need

Some people cure them in the shower or oven or whatever space they can create.
It is a process that takes anywhere from 4 to 14 days. It is where the sweet potatoes are placed in a hot environment that the temperature hangs somewhere between 80 and 85 degrees Fahrenheit.Then the area is kept at about 90% humidity. The closer you keep to these guidelines when trying to cure the sweet potatoes, the faster the sweet potatoes should cure.

After the curing process is done, then you store your sweet potatoes in an area that is kept around 55 to 60 degrees Fahrenheit for about 6 to 8 more weeks. This is so the curing process can finish.

Once this is done, then you’ll store your sweet potatoes in a root cellar, basement, closet, or anywhere else that is dark, cold, and dry.Then they’ll be ready to enjoy over the winter.
There are two main culprits to avoid once your sweet potatoes are cured. First, you need to avoid cold temperatures. This will cause your sweet potatoes to turn a darker color and ruin them.
Second, you need to avoid bruising your sweet potatoes. Even cured sweet potatoes will bruise easily. Remember, when produce gets bruised, it just creates a place for rot to form. When rot forms, your harvest is in danger.

So be gentle on your sweet potatoes so they can last.

04/29/2021

11/22/2018

ASPEN SPRINGS Plow the driveway after 3 inches snow fall to immediately past the growing dome. (300' total)open the path from the driveway to the propane tank behind the house

11/19/2018

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12/18/2016

04/04/2015

CLOUD BUNS RECIPE: paleo loaves...

3 eggs, separated
3 tablespoons whole milk cottage cheese or 3 tablespoons cream cheese

1⁄4teaspoon cream of tartar
1(1 g)stevia organic
DIRECTIONS
1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
2. Separate the eggs very carefully, there must be no yolk in the white.
3. In one bowl, mix together the egg yolks, the 3 T. of Cottage Cheese OR Cream
Cheese and the one packet of Sweetener until smooth.
4. In the other bowl add 1/4 teaspoon of Cream of Tartar to the whites and beat the
whites on high speed until they are fluffy and form nice peaks.
5. Very carefully fold the egg yolk mixture into the egg whites until mixed, but try and
not break down the fluffiness of the egg whites too much.
6. Spray two cookie sheets with Pam or other fat-free cooking spray.
7. With a large spoon, "scoop" the mixture into 10 even rounds on the sheets (about the
size of the top-half of a hamburger bun; roughly 3/4 inch thick and 4 to
5 inches across).
8. Bake on the middle rack. Here is when you have to watch them, because the cooking
time the same on any two batches. It is somewhere around 1/2 hour, but it could be
less or more. You just need to watch them until them become nice and golden brown
(again, the color of a bun).
9. Remove from the pans and cool on a rack or cutting board.
10. While warm they are crumbly and similar to cooked meringue - but don't let this fool
you! Once completely cool, seal them in a Ziploc storage baggie or a Tupperware
overnight. They will totally change their consistency, to something much more like
bread - a softer texture that is nice and chewy. If you do not like softer chewy bread,
then eat them as they are, nice and crisp.
11. Since the sides that were facing the pan are perfectly flat, you use these to spread
things on, or make sandwiches, or even as a burger bun! The choice is up to you,
and you will be quite amazed at how much like a bun these really are!
they really are easy & delicious!

03/26/2015

ASHWAGHANDA!! THE miracle Plant! it has incredible , unbelievable properties!
An "adaptogen": it assists wherever it is needed. lowering blood pressure, calming anxiety, balancing hormones,reducing stress, lifting moods, potentizing other herbs. But... ALAS! As it is an herbal assist, constant persistent attention is required. And little by little, improvement of MANY aspects of the general health surely will occur.

03/01/2015

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02/20/2015

Today we have been working with the Purabella herb ladies of enchanted valley farm for a new incredible 3 part process called DERMASILK! Its for those little spots on your skin that feel rough and are discolored. It also works on wrinkles to tighten & smoothing the skin,exfoliating & polishing to keep it soft like a babies. FIRST step is a GREEN CLAY sugar scrub /masque that cleans & micro-polishes the dead cells away. The green clay is gently boosted by the addition of enzymes that help dissolve off the stubbornly tenacious damaged skin cells . NEXT is an application of the MIDAS cream. It kills the unhealthy cells & pulls the toxins out from beneath the skin layer. and finally we use the FLOWER POWER repair cream to plump & feed the skin cells. Its a 7 day process which takes a total of 10 minutes daily and leaves your skin glowing & clear. WITHOUT the harsh chemicals frequently recommended for sun spots & keratoses that form on the skin of people over 40. It a 100 % natural ( gentle enough for delicate skin types ), a non invasive technique that comes in 3 parts double the size for less than the prescription cream for AK. (the dermaSILK TRIO is NOW on SALE for only $29 & does not require a prescription!. & is available only online)