Views of the Neighborhood – Seed Packaging for the Seed Library and the Last of Fall

Today is an in-between kind of day. The Holidays are past, and the New Year is in front of us. It is a good time to take a look at the deciduous trees that have finally turned here in Texas. It is also a good time to check in with the volunteers who are busy restocking the seed library. We are catered by Comedor of Austin, and our entertainment is Elsie Duckworth

Menu

Sunchoke Tostada – Salsa macha, charred summer squash, shishito pepper salpicon

Grilled Greens – Curly mustard greens, 2×4 Farm black radish & turnip, masa croutons, persimmon vinaigrette

Chapulines – Heirloom hominy hummus, green mole, escabeche, masa lavash

Cobia Crudo – Apple, almond, cucumber, burnt allium

Quesadilla – Heirloom masa, onions, HiFi Mycology mushrooms, quesillo (Oaxacan cheese), smoked Fresno salsa

Fish Fundido – Oaxacan quesillo, Fresno chile, totopos (corn chips)

Fish Tacos – Blistered cabbage, toréado aioli, green salsa

Meatballs in Chipotle Sauce – 44 Farms beef, heirloom hominy grits, chipotle salsa

Bone Marrow Tacos – Quelites (wild greens), smoked butter, pecan gremolata

Enfrijolada – Rancho Gordo Vaquero bean salsa, sunchoke

Black-Grilled Chicken – Greener Pastures half chicken, heirloom masa, fire-roasted salsa, herbs

Berkshire Pork Chop Milanese – Double-cut bone-in pork chop, manchamanteles mole, 2×4 Farms sweet peppers

Lamb Barbacoa – Sweet potato, pickled tomatillo, chipotle & lamb fat salsa

44 Farms New York Strip – Chilhuacle negro chile butter, butterscotch squash, garlic-tomato confit

Potosí-Style French Fries – Charred onion aioli, chives, cilantro

Grilled Carrots – Requesón cheese, nixtamal crumble, chipotle glaze, mint, cilantro

Caesar Salad – Romaine, epazote, masa croutons, Manchego cheese

Picture of an old time school bus

Here’s the bus. Let’s go.

The location of the seed library. The administration offices of the Lakeway Municipal Utility District.

There are treats.

Some discussion with Stephanie Threinen, CPC Public Information Liaison. (Right)

Sorting donated seeds and labeling the packets.

The work is very necessary.

To help, some music to keep the spirits bright.

Most of the deciduous trees in Lakeway are oaks, so there is a lot of red. The color time is very short.

A lovely oak.

Another oak but golden.

Bradford pears with red leaves,

An oak just turning. In a week, these will be on the ground.

Another oak.

A final oak.

Now that we have witnessed the seed round-up and the changing color of the trees, it is time for food and music. I hope you have a great week and a Happy New Year celebration.

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10 comments

  1. Darlene's avatar

    Such a lovely version of the song. Happy in-between days. I haven’t had to cook for three days due to a fridge full of leftovers. Doggies are happy for the turkey scraps too.

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    1. John W. Howell's avatar

      Yeah, it’s kind of a sweet spot in the rush. Thanks, Darlene.

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  2. Charles Yallowitz's avatar

    What does the seed library get used for?

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    1. John W. Howell's avatar

      You come in and check out seeds that you want to plant, and then in the fall, you bring back seeds from the plants you planted in the spring.

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      1. Charles Yallowitz's avatar

        So, it’s like a seed exchange.

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  3. Annette Rochelle Aben's avatar

    This precisely the type of activity I should LOVE to be involved in! And I love Michigan-ish foliage on the oaks!

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    1. John W. Howell's avatar

      Reminds me of my roots.

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  4. NEERAJ SINGH's avatar

    beautiful picture 👍

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  5. circadianreflections's avatar

    You have some lovely Oak trees and beautiful reds which are perfect for the season!

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  6. robbiesinspiration's avatar

    I love the red trees.

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