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Dec 18, 2016
1 min

Clean Up On Aisle 3

(for those of you who care: Tobias, Skyler, Ada, and Will) I really love my sheep - in so many ways. I knew I would, but I never...

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Dec 15, 2016
1 min

Quail Eggs

I went to visit a farmish friend (Whisper Creek Farm). I meant to go to their house and visit, but I was distracted when I got out of...

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Dec 14, 2016
1 min

Recognition

Last night was the annual banquet for the Union County Farmer's Market vendors. We give out awards, kind of like the ones from high...

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Dec 2, 2016
1 min

Elephant ears

One of Dave's favorites - I had some puff pastry in the freezer and these where very easy and delicious. It doesn't seem to matter how...

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Dec 1, 2016
1 min

What a crock

Crock pot that is - see what I did there, kind of misdirected a bland cooking post like it was something exciting. Well, for me, the...

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Nov 27, 2016
2 min

The Accidental Gardener

I love planting things and watching them grow. I never consider myself a serious gardener, because I pretty much expect things to grow...

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Nov 15, 2016
1 min

Craft Shows - you know you want to go

All the goodness of the Farm will be out in full force at the Craft Fair!! #FarmersMarket #Sheep #Crafting

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Nov 15, 2016
1 min

It's Alive

Two weeks post-op from my knee replacement surgery. Turns out, the spinning wheel is kind of a gentle, effective recuperative activity,...

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Oct 31, 2016
1 min

Farm Basket Giveaway

This giveaway has been unexpectedly exciting - we have been hovering over the entries (more than 100 !!!), and planning the drawing,...

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Oct 30, 2016
1 min

What marriage looks like

I have been thinking about marriage a lot lately. I recently attended a beautiful wedding, and found myself thinking about the vows used....

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Oct 29, 2016
1 min

Melancholia

That's a real word, right? It was bound to happen - 5 weeks of euphoria, I was due to crash sometime. And as far as crashing goes, so...

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Oct 26, 2016
1 min

Sometimes I do other things

Sure, I cook a lot, because I am all about the foods. But sometimes, I like to do other stuff. If you have come within a mile of me, you...

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Oct 23, 2016
1 min

Of hens and such...

It occurred to me today that in the event of an emergency, I would save my chickens before most people. I really love and admire my hens...

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Oct 22, 2016
2 min

Peppermint Patties

I am very fond of those York peppermint patties - so when I saw this recipe on the Facebooks, I had to give it a try. I am always on the...

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Oct 20, 2016
1 min

Cranberry Cake

We love cranberries - I make cranberry apple relish in quantities to eat all year, not just Thanksgiving. I make fresh cranberry salad,...

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Oct 18, 2016
1 min

On and On

I am feeling a little bit like that never-ending pot of soup story. No matter how many apples I process, there are still more. Today, I...

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Oct 8, 2016
1 min

Too Much of a Good Thing

Uh....no!!! I have now processed all of my own apples, and have moved on to two bushels of apples from the mountains. Today, thanks to...

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Oct 7, 2016
2 min

Idle Hands

Not in this house - you're kidding, right? So many wonderful things happening at the Double Up these days. I have been harvesting...

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Oct 5, 2016
1 min

Emergency Preparedness

I grew up in Florida, and as a kid, hurricanes just had no negativity associated with them. It meant everybody got to go to the...

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Sep 28, 2016
2 min

At Long Last...Apples!

Five years in the making - I finally have enough apples to do something! It has been a struggle. This is NOT apple country, and every...

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