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Month: September 2009

Soup Day!

Soup day means that I pull out all the stops and create something yummy out of what we have in the pantry. Luckily, we have our own pastured hens in the freezer, and they make the best chicken soup in the world.Today, it is chilly 

The Greenhouse Grows and Cowboy Beans

I am so excited to see the greenhouse coming together! Here is a picture of the main frame, that the guys started yesterday and completed today. It seems to go fast(to me that is, I didn’t help with this one). I can see it full 

Quick nightime update

Junk Jaunt was slow but sure today. I sold a LOT of soap, gave out a lot of farm business cards, sold all the pumpkin breads, most of the cookies, but no brownies? Isn’t that weird? It was really cold for the morning. The younger 

Baking For The Farmstand

I am baking today. It is the annual Junk Jaunt, and our town loves to participate. Usually, I am in the auditorium, but this year, due to my youngest kids having a hard time with me being gone for such a long time on two 

Soap Day

My order from Brambleberry came in, so I have great new scents for soapmaking. I wanted to make enough goatmilk soap for this weekend’s Junk Jaunt. Last year, I sold over 120 bars of it, so hopefully I will be just as busy again this 

Green Tomatoes Galore

Here is what happens when the season is not warm enough to ripen the tomatoes, but is plenty warm enough to grow them! What? That isn’t too many you say? Well, this is ONE box. We have FIVE and a 5 gallon bucket of them, 

Saturday Night is Pizza Night!

I love Saturday night! I have been making homemade pizza every Saturday for the past 11 years. I know the recipe by heart and can promise you, it is so easy to do that you may never want to order out again. I end up 

Fall is Coming!

The tomatoes are finally picked and the herb bed is taken apart, potted into 1 gallon pots and sorted. I guess fall is here? Doesn’t feel like it. 80 degree weather today and the whole past week. Ugh. I can’t wait until fall finally rolls