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Italian Cooking Classes

Miolea Organic Farm   -   Jul 13, 2009 - By Brian_1

We hold Italian cooking classes on the farm.  I learned to make bread dough, pasta dough, lasagna, meat ravioli, Italian sausage, salads, cookies, pizza, calzones, meatloaf, macaroni and cheese and others from my mom and her mom. Two of the three...

more rain, trying movie night again

Abbe Hills Farm CSA   -   Jul 13, 2009 - By Laura_1

Greetings shareholders, We'll have zucchini squash, kohlrabi, kale, fantastic cabbage, chard, broccoli, and onions this week.  There will also be the last of the Chinese cabbage, at least for the Monday people.  We had a few green beans for...

On Sunday afternoon we finally turned our attention back to the much neglected coop project. The partially constructed building has been standing untouched for many weeks as we put our efforts into other projects such as gardening, mowing, organizing the...

We're having a great year so far at All I Saw ...

All I Saw Farm   -   Jul 12, 2009 - By Heather_4

With four days of showing, AGS Classification, ADGA Linear Appraisal, and an One-Day/Verification Milk Test all under our belt this spring, we're clickin' right along at All I Saw Farm!  We've earned some new dairy stars and taken home a...

Yesterday morning, the boys and I headed out into our woo ds to pick some black raspberries. I had noticed some canes coming up in the springtime in the woods near our chicken coop but had not been back in that area since. When we arrived at the edge...

New Pasture, Take 2

Hurricane Farm   -   Jul 12, 2009 - By Chris

To those checking back... 9:38 pm.  All cattle still in original location.  Some modifications have begun on the trailer and the onset of darkness has stopped me from finishing said modifications.  We will in good faith attempt to move them...

On the menu this week . . . June 29, 2009

Sunshine for Dinner   -   Jul 11, 2009 - By Georgiaberry

Tomatoes Blackberries Peaches ‘Harken’ Potatoes Rosemary ‘Tuscany’ Garlic Farm fresh eggs Sweet Corn ‘G-90’ Green Beans ‘Kentucky Wonder’ OR Sweet peppers – Bell and banana If you did not get green beans this time, I will give...

On the menu this week . . . July 6, 2009, plus tom...

Sunshine for Dinner   -   Jul 11, 2009 - By Georgiaberry

Slicing Tomatoes and ‘Sun Gold’ Cherry tomatoes Blackberries Summer squash Rosemary ‘Tuscany’ and basil Cucumber Garlic Farm fresh eggs Sweet Corn Sweet and mild peppers – Bell, banana, and poblano Baby red onions It is that...

Moving to the New Pasture

Hurricane Farm   -   Jul 11, 2009 - By Chris

We acquired a "new to us" trailer that will work out perfectly for hauling hogs and our cattle, as well as myriad other things (kids, pumpkins, hay, wood). Our plan is to move two of the cattle to the new pasture this afternoon.  If all goes...

Hummingbirds, Butterflies and Oh My.....

Double R Farm (Amish Country Soaps & Sundries)   -   Jul 11, 2009 - By Christine_2

The weather here in Sugarcreek has been beautiful with not a drop of rain for the past week or so. The blue skies and early morning sunrises are breathtaking. I do wish it would rain though. The ground is hard and cracked in places I could never reach to...