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The past few years, the area where I live, Crawford County, Ohio, has seen a wonderful explosion of younger families who are embracing the joys and challenges of living off the land. Because of them, amazing things are happening which have been embraced by our community. Farmer’s markets have been created and on-farm stores have opened. Families dedicated to growing organic produce and naturally raised meats are meeting the public’s needs for locally raised foods. And at the heart of this movement are the women.



Ohio Country Journal is my attempt to share the essence of farm life, focusing on, but not limited to, women. My goal is to bring you into our circle of friendship by inviting you to share your stories and experiences with us. You don’t have to be a full time country woman to benefit from joining us; you just have to be you.





The full-time country women featured in Ohio Country Journal are an inspiration to anyone who dares to follow her dreams, whether it is to live in the country or to bring the country life-style to their urban neighborhoods.





Tuesday, August 27, 2013

Alita's First Garlic Harvest




Alita Phillips finally has the 'luxury' of being a full-time country woman because she recently retired from her office job.

Even though she worked full-time, Alita always had a small veggie patch of 'regular' plants, such as tomatoes, but did not have the time to learn about how to raise other plants.

 Inspired by an earlier OCJ post about garlic scapes, Alita got busy working in an existing garlic patch. Today she sent me an email with this picture of her first garlic harvest. As you can see in Alita's picture, she has an impressive harvest of this savory and healthy plant!

Sadly, my own garlic patch needs attention. Maybe I'll think about it tomorrow?

Marcheta *jut like "Scarlet"



Years ago my sister, Sheree, gave me some garlic starts.  I planted them at the edge of my asparagus patch and they gradually took over.  This spring I zealously worked on clearing it because it was crowding out the asparagus.

Then Marcheta posted a blog about how to harvest garlic.  I had not known when or how to do it properly to get nicely developed heads with the papery covering like you buy on the grocery.  You can tell by the photo below, following her advice worked.

My garlic has always "volunteered," but this fall I'm going to plant some to make certain I have a crop to harvest next July.

Thanks, Sheree & Marcheta!!
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