Gathering Corn at Lattin Farms

Spent a fun afternoon at Lattin Farms.  This is a local organic grown farm that we get a most of our food from.  They had a pot luck lunch with homemade soups, apple crisps, BBQ, and more!  If you came away hungry it was your own fault!

We also got a tour on the farm on a hay wagon pulled by a tractor.  They use hoop houses for a lot of the tomatoes they grow.  It was enjoyable ride with good company!

The other project was collecting dry corn from their corn maze.  Once it was collected, we were able to get the kernels off by running the cob through a couple of antique machines.  Both machines take a lot of physical effort, but a whole lot faster than trying to do it by hand!

Once the kernels are gathered, they are run through a grinder.  Again an antique grinder was a lot of manuel labor, but the result was a course ground corn.  It can now be used to make corn bread!

running the corn through to get the kernels off

collecting dry corn

Another machine to get the kernels off

Grinding the kernals

If you ever get to Fallon, Lattin Farms is a fun place to visit:  they have a vegetable stand, a kitchen where they create yummy breads and can their products.  They have a lot of fun events during the spring, summer and fall.  Here is their link:

www.lattinfarms.com/