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It’s not always glamorous or clean, but at least life on the farm is entertaining, beautiful, and oh-so-delicious. Follow along with recipes, dreams and confessions, and garden growing here.

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Joy in the Spring Garden

I’ve been savoring these beautiful farm days – full of sunshine and all the promises of a beautiful season to come. I received some last minute bare root roses (I…

Food Storage: What we’re still eating from last year’s harvest

We’re still eating a lot from our food storage left over from last year’s harvest. Cabbages, carrots, jams, jellies, preserved meats, parsnips, garlic, fermented vegetables, and more. It reminds me…

Sourdough Starter: Why a “dry” starter is best

I was taught to make this sourdough starter by Carla of Jovial Foods. She taught me how keeping a dry sourdough starter wastes a lot less flour and provides a…

Cottage Gardening on a Budget

Cottage gardening on a budget – yes, it can be done! With a little creativity (and a lot of patience), it’s possible to source new plants from all around your…

Freshening up the spring kitchen

I’m ready for the spring kitchen! Sometimes it’s a great idea to strip it all away, dust and polish it, and piece it back together again. You’re left with a…

Orange Souffle

Orange Souffle Souffles can be scary. Don’t let them be. Some will rise, some won’t, but the only way you’ll conquer them is if you keep trying! The bonus is…

Perfect Pot Roast with Bouquet Garni.

Perfect Pot Roast with Bouquet Garni Whether it’s summer or winter, the perfect pot roast always seems to find a spot at our kitchen table. Because it can be prepared…

What to eat at the end of winter.

Just because it’s the end of a long winter doesn’t mean the eating needs to be bad… here’s what we’re filling our plates with this season! Make sure to follow…

Garden Journal (February, 2020)

I’m a horrible garden journaler (spell check is telling me that jouranler is not a word, but it should be). Last year, I made a whopping three journal entries in…

Confession: I feel weak.

I did something recently I swore I’d never do. Of all the identify flags I fly, this one was not one of them. And yet I found myself signing on…

Reflection has always been one of my strengths. Pondering, thinking, overthinking perhaps. As Mayor Bloomberg’s quote on farmers continues to swirl around with Eisenhower’s quote on farmers, now more than…

The best bolognese.

The Best Bolognese. A basic bolognese is built on just a few basic principles: time and good ingredients. Left for a day in the refrigerator, it becomes even more delicious,…

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