Friday, September 05, 2008

Harvest time at Red Canoe Cafe


Here's Spot the wonder-pig who is being loaded onto our truck for his trip to the abattoir. Real local pork is very different from the stuff you buy in the supermarket...these piggies have been raised on cafe scraps (lots of organic left over lettuce and their favorites which are cheesecake and Wilno Heritage beer...and they also get grain and apples and all sorts of other goodies.
The wild plum tree down by the suites has a bumper crop this year. It's always a fine line between picking them a bit green or waiting until the birds, wasps, racoons or the bear gets them. This year I got a basket full and there's still lots left.
Josh grew these squash in his garden and donated them to the kitchen and then turned them into a delicious roasted squash soup with ginger. Terry Walsh grew the gigantic zuchini in the background.


The cafe entrance is really bright this year with the new posters we made from Linda's paintings. The geraniums have done well also and all the summer's rain has kept everything fresh and blooming.

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