And he kindly said what an excellent stand of hay, you should get about a hundred bales off that. Then he mowed it down to the dirt and roared off down the road!
Well, said Daisy. Quite the conversationalist isn’t he?
He will be back on Wednesday to see how it is drying and then I will rake it and he might bale on Thursday evening. Lets hope the weather does not throw any curved balls again. John is deeply envious of the hay man’s mower, it compresses the hay or something and sets it back on the ground in rows already. Very posh.
Yesterday I made peach ice cream, peach chutney and started another jar of peach brandy. And still there are peaches on the tree.
Here is my fresh Peach Chutney recipe. Using produce from the gardens. We ate this last night with chicken.
Sweat 1 tablespoon garlic, 2 finely chopped shallot, and 1 jalapeno. Add 1 1/2 pounds of chopped peaches and a tablespoon of chopped rosemary. Then 1/3 cup of sugar. Cook for about 3 minutes then deglaze with 1/3 cup of brandy, 2/3 cup of apple cider vinegar and a dash of balsamic. Cook until peaches are soft – about 20 minutes. Store in fridge.
Good morning. Today I will be pickling beetroot and making one small batch of zuchinni relish. I am the only one who likes it so I will not be making too much.
I hope you all have a lovely day. I will.
your friend, celi.
The Kitchen's Garden 
46 responses to “The Hay Man Cometh”
Hi Celi, I never thought of that, that each farm doesn’t own their own equipment for all of the chores, but it totally makes sense — I learn something from you each time I read your blog.
Lucky you to have such a quantity of peaches, I adore peach chutney. We’ve been having a bit of a cold front so it’s lovely and comfortable, some would even say it’s a bit chilly.
it is in the 60’s here this morning.. very cool.. a good day to pick peaches! We do have a hay baler but it is broken but you are right it is easier and cheaper to employ someone with all the latest equipment to bale the hay. And faster! c
Your peach chutney looks delicious! I’m off to get more peaches this afternoon to make more frozen peach pops…but ice cream may not be far behind. Been out of town and am catching up. Glad to see your hay looking so fine and that they hay man “cameth”.
A man of few words, but he did a nice job on the hay. Your squash are almost too pretty to eat.
Lovely hay futures, Celi! And that chutney sounds divine! Q: What does a hay mowing and bailing man charge for his services?