A good chunk of Sunday I spent laboring away in my kitchen over 2 boxes of peaches (33 Lbs) I had picked previously at Jossy's Farm. Jossy's is out in Hillsboro and they have peaches, pears and apples (I snagged a small bag of apples as well for some applesauce I'll be canning tonight). Jossy's Peach orchard is very nicely kept and it was a gorgeous day so I enjoyed meandering through rows of peaches smelling all there sweet goodness while soaking up some sun.

Now this was my first attempt at canning peaches and I think it was somewhat successful. Though labor intensive, they look beautiful and come Fall, when I start breaking them out, I'm sure I will be very thankful I did them. It was quite easy. The only time consuming thing was cutting and pealing the peaches. Besides that its a cinch and I highly recommend it. I also made a quick batch of peach jam which is super easy.

Hi ya'all this is one of my latest hobbies... cake decorating. I have the sweetest friend ever who is teaching me how to make my own fondant from scratch and it tastes absolutely amazing! She's also helped me tackle such things as smooth cake layers and buttercream/royal icing flowers. I've done only a few so far so hopefully as I progress they will get better. :)

Hi all,

Welcome to my new hobby... blogging. As most of my friends and family know, I am a modern day hunter and gatherer. I bow hunt most seasons, pick and garden as much as I can and fish in between. I realize this is somewhat of a lost art and many of my friends and family are curious of my adventures so I thought, why not start a blog. Therefore, I hope to bring you all some funny stories of my hunting and fishing extravaganzas while also dabbling in cooking and other activities I so enjoy. So with great excitement and curiosity I present... Field & Forage.