Thanksgiving for the food

We ate Thanksgiving with friends. They supplied the home and we brought the bird.

I had gotten a 17-pound turkey from Freeman Homestead. It was wonderful -- no mess during the thawing, no fuss in the cooking. We also had local potatoes, squash, and greens from our garden.

Our local challenge of late has been finding the time to prepare our local food. We're looking to refocus.

I put apples and potatoes in the far corner of our basement to see how they will keep. Apples are still available at the farmers markets, too, and winter squash. We went a few weeks ago and there was still a lot of fresh stuff. I have a bunch of garlic to preserve, and I want to make some dried apples and some more apple butter.