Foxfire Tips

Listed below is a synthesis from the Foxfire book series on how to preserve vegetables by drying. Only those vegetables that are likely to be grown after the pole shift have been listed, given the environmental conditions.

Sweet Potatoes

Boil until done. Take off the skins and slice. Put on a white cloth and put out in the sun each day. Then stack for future use.

 

Green Beans

String green beans together using a needle and thread. Hang the string by one end in the warm air, but not in direct sulight. Let them hang until dry. Store until ready to use.

 

Peas

Let ripe peas dry in the sun. Once they are completely dry, beat the hulls off with a stick. Store in a dry place until ready to use.

 

Potatoes

Dig a hole one to two feet below the frost line. Put the potatoes in and cover with straw. Pack dirt in over that. Put a piece of tin over the dirt. They'll keep all winter.

 

Cabbage

Dig a shallow circular trench on a sloped plot of ground. Dig a drainage ditch leading downhill and away from the circular trench. This will drain off any surface water than may accumulate and rot the cabbages. Throw dirt from the trench into the center of the circle. Cover this mound with straw. Place cabbages (root and all) so that the root of each is covered by the head of another. Then cover with dirt and straw.