George Creek Cooperative Farms

George Creek Cooperative Farms GCCF was established in 2018 to create a sustainable farm that provides access food in a food desert.

Hot honey pickles!
08/14/2026

Hot honey pickles!

Lots of pickles and check out that watermelon 🍉 🥒
07/30/2026

Lots of pickles and check out that watermelon 🍉 🥒

Harvest is like a train, it’s starts out slow, and then quickly picks up the pace. The garden is moving at full speed ah...
07/26/2026

Harvest is like a train, it’s starts out slow, and then quickly picks up the pace. The garden is moving at full speed ahead. We have so many herbs, onions, peppers, lettuce, zucchini, and now the cucumbers are more than a chug-chug-chug. Tomatoes- that’s the next stop for this train!🚂 🛤️

07/22/2026

Looks yummy

Black aphids destroying your cabbage plants? Fight back with 3000 ladies! They came with stickers “one less pesticide”🐞🐞...
07/18/2026

Black aphids destroying your cabbage plants? Fight back with 3000 ladies! They came with stickers “one less pesticide”🐞🐞🐞🫜🪴❤️

Let the harvest begin.
07/12/2026

Let the harvest begin.

Just another day on the homestead. Hard work, yes! Is it worth it? Absolutely☮️🪴🎣🐓🪏🫜🐠🧑‍🌾🐾❤️
07/07/2026

Just another day on the homestead. Hard work, yes! Is it worth it? Absolutely☮️🪴🎣🐓🪏🫜🐠🧑‍🌾🐾❤️

My delphinium has flowers! I wasn’t sure it was going to live, but yay! Everything in the garden is very happy. We have ...
06/17/2026

My delphinium has flowers! I wasn’t sure it was going to live, but yay!
Everything in the garden is very happy. We have peas, lettuce, arugula, kale and collard greens ready!
Cherries are canned. I don’t like using ClearJel for pie filling. Easier to can the cherries and use them to make pie filling.
Also the hummingbirds are crazy this year! 7 feeders out and we fill 3-4 every day!
The chickens are also happy. The old hens keeping up with the young ones! Two dozen a day!
Oh my❤️

Ok, so there are two cherry pitters here. One cost $18 and the other was only $8. Can you pick the cherry pitter that wo...
06/16/2026

Ok, so there are two cherry pitters here. One cost $18 and the other was only $8. Can you pick the cherry pitter that worked the best?

04/18/2026

Shrink your grocery bill and preserve your entire garden harvest for free using only the heat of the summer sun.

Having a big garden is great until everything gets ripe at the exact same time and starts to rot on your counter. Electric dehydrators take up a lot of space in your kitchen and make your house feel hot while they run for many hours. You end up paying for a lot of expensive electricity just to save the food you already spent time growing.

This wooden solar box uses the natural power of the sun to dry out your snacks without using a single plug. You can fit way more food in this outdoor cabinet than you can in a small plastic machine that sits on your counter. It keeps the sticky smells and heat out of your house while turning extra fruit into snacks that last all year. You get to enjoy the taste of summer even in the middle of a cold winter without adding a penny to your monthly bills.

Build a tall wooden cabinet using cedar boards and cut a steep angle on the front so it faces the bright sun. Screw sheets of clear plexiglass to the front and the sides to let the light inside while trapping the warm air. Cut large rectangular holes in the bottom and cover them with metal hardware cloth to let fresh air enter the box. Drill several small holes at the very top of the side walls to let the damp air escape. Attach a large wooden door to the back using metal hinges so you can easily reach all the drying trays. Drive several small screws or nails into the side walls to act as simple ledges for your wooden trays to sit on.

Use a specific food safe mesh for your trays so the wind can blow through the Gala apple slices and Roma tomatoes. Make sure your hardware cloth is a very fine mesh so that hungry flies cannot get inside to touch your food. Face the clear front of your box toward the south to catch the most heat during the middle of the day. You can also dry bunches of Italian basil or sprigs of Rosemary to make your own free spices for the pantry.

Wipe down the inside of the plexiglass with a soft cloth once a week to keep the dust off so the sun can shine through perfectly.

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Triumph Lane
Culdesac, ID
83524

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