Finally ..

A break in the heat.

Although, last night a whopper of a storm rolled through the Inland Northwest of epic size!  A large dust storm .. ahead of thunder and torrential downpours scoured the area.

The kitchen has been steamy of late with outside temps in the 90F's .. and simmering pots of tomato based chili sauce AND applesauce waiting to get canned.  I gave up canning outside temporarily due to the 'meat' bees (yellow jackets) swarming around any type of food. 

Autumn is a welcome change and will spur us on to get the garden harvested before any frost hits.

Are you squirreling away provisions for winter?  Taking down a garden?  Saving seeds?

Speaking of seeds, we must be vigilant to be seed savers as countries try to adopt policies to 'force' their citizens to use seeds tested and approved by the government.  Imagine that!  What would the food supply look like without regional heirloom garden seeds? 

Plant Reproductive Material Law
 
Vegetable Seed Saving Handbook
How to Save Heirloom Tomato Seeds
How to Save Heirloom Vegetable Seeds
How to Save Seeds