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Sausage Beans and Christmas Salsa

Conroe Saturday AM market   -   Dec 12, 2011 - By Fred

Christmas Parties are the happening events with the Church family. We have been to two already this month. At the first one I walked in to I had to quickly resolve a problem with the unsliced Spiral sliced Ham.Apparently when Holiday spiral sliced hams are...

Simmering stock and falling snow!

Moonstruck Farms   -   Dec 12, 2011 - By Rowena

Turkey and beef stock simmering on the wood stove.   Some of my favorite things to do...turn off the outdoor irrigation and use the wood stove to do double duty...heat my home and simmer stock, and boy does it smell good in here!!  Fresh bread...

Pork Mix-Up!! Members Please Read!!

Rainbow Ranch Farms   -   Dec 12, 2011 - By Poly

Pork Tenderloin Mix-up at the butcher!! Members Please Read! Members: ABOUT PORK!! NOT all pork we picked up was our pork!! There was a mix-up at the butcher, a farmers market vendor accidentally picked up OUR pork tenderloin and some other packages!!!...

Turkey, turkey, turkey!

Moonstruck Farms   -   Dec 12, 2011 - By Rowena

been busy around here....let us know if you are interested.  for a full shopping list just go to www.moonstruckfarmscsa.webs.com . Spicy Turkey sausage $6.00/pound (1 pound bulk packages)  (same recipe was chicken) Ground turkey...

Christmas is Coming

Renaissance Farm   -   Dec 12, 2011 - By Linda_2

Christmas Is Coming! (Fast) We are a bit late this week, the retail front has been occupying all of out time the past couple weeks!  Thank you for your contined partronage! We are just about sold out of wreaths, and kissing balls. ...

Our Virtual Reality

Pleasant Valley Farm   -   Dec 12, 2011 - By Emily

It's December, the stand is closed for the year. The farm lies blanketed in a dusting of snow.  It's easy to imagine that the farm has been put to bed for the year, as there is little to no activity to be seen outdoors except for the animals...

Holiday Dress-Up.

Growing Days   -   Dec 12, 2011 - By Julie_1

For most people, December is a time to dress up, visit Santa, and take the kids to The Nutcracker. The Nutcracker is always on our holiday agenda. But this year, instead of dressing up to watch Sugar Plum Fairies, we decked out some...

Potato Candy Recipe

Free Range WNY Chicken Eggs   -   Dec 12, 2011 - By Brenda_2

Potato Candy Recipe Ingredients: 1 Baked potato peeled Confectionery sugar Peanut butter Mash the potato when cooled and mix with sugar until it reaches a dough like consistency, this will take a lot of sugar. Next roll it out on a sugared...

Christmas Gift Ideas

Free Range WNY Chicken Eggs   -   Dec 12, 2011 - By Brenda_2

December Newsletter Grow it,Save it,Use it The economy is playing a large role in our Christmas gift buying habits. I wanted to share some easy homemade gifts that will be considered a needed item rather than a cheap Chinese throw away toy. Give gifts...

Say hi to Truck

At Home in Nature   -   Dec 11, 2011 - By Mary_5

We let our birds wander freely on our farm, but most of them decide to stay at home in the pen. Truck likes the pen a lot, but also likes his daily walks. When you visit our farm, you'll be greeted by Truck the rooster. If you're a dog, kitty,...