Pantry 2009: Making Apple Sauce Pictures
I have been working on getting my pantry stocked with apple sauce. It was a nice thought, but isn’t producing the vision I had of jars and jars of yummy … Continue Reading →
Category: Nutrition
Vaughnshire Pancake Recipe
I am re-posting this recipe for those who have not seen it. This is a pancake recipe that we sorta made up from a combination of recipes. The idea was … Continue Reading →
Pantry 2009: Groceries and Your Budget
I found this article to be interesting, “As food costs soar, it’s back to basics for meal planners.” There is no doubt that this current economy crisis has impacted every … Continue Reading →
Black Walnuts
If only I had endless energy and time, I could do a lot with all the black walnuts around here. Here are just a few that the kids picked up. … Continue Reading →
Making Herbal Remedies
This was so much fun! We made several herbal remedies and mixed up some herbal teas. We picked some mullein growing back in the hollow and used in one of … Continue Reading →
Pig 1 and Pig 2
One of the questions we were asked recently was about our pigs…. So here is a brief overview of what we have learned with pig 1 and pig 2… We recently took pig … Continue Reading →
Back to the Butcher – Picking up our meat
Today we were quite busy. We took a trip to the butcher shop to pick up our meat. We took all the coolers and freezer bags we had and still needed more…so … Continue Reading →
From Field to Table..Family Style Food Production
Since moving to the farm, we have had a crash course with the concept of food going from the field to table…family style. I will be the first to admit that … Continue Reading →
The Country Gentleman Corn Afternoon Shucking Event
The children harvested some of their corn today. It was a very exciting site to watch. The older ones picked and the younger ones shucked. I explained the art of … Continue Reading →
Our CSA Groceries
Contrary to popular belief around here at our house, CSA does not always stand for Confederate States of America! It stands for Community Supported Agriculture in this instance! We have so … Continue Reading →