Meet Amelia

November 22, 2011

Last week, in our email to members, I promised a fun surprise would crop up on the blog after we returned from our trip to Kansas for the ALBC Conference. Here she is:

Amelia is a seven-week-old Gloucestershire Old Spot gilt who has joined our herd by way of Southern Illinois. We picked [...]

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Pork Chili

November 8, 2011

We’re always on the look out for new, inventive ways to use pork and this pork chili has quickly become a staple in our home.
(2) Pork Steaks, Cubed (If using the smaller, AGH steaks use four.)
(1) Medium Sweet Onion, Diced
(2) Cans Black Beans, Rinsed and Drained
(1) 10oz Can Green Enchilada Sauce
(1) Quart Diced Tomatoes
Garlic, [...]

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Effective Livestock Handling: Goose Behavior

October 18, 2011

Geese have a bad reputation, but they’re kind of like the fifth grade bully: a lot of talk and very little action. Still, they’re probably among the smallest and least dangerous of animals that can have a grown man running and screaming like a school girl. And that reputation combined with the relatively [...]

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A Day in Agriculture – Morning Edition

September 29, 2011

Today we’re participating in AgWeb’s Day in Agriculture, a nationwide initiative aimed at showing the world how food is made. Farmers of all types and sizes are tweeting, facebooking, photographing, videoing and blogging a day in their life. We’ve been documenting our day with pictures and tweets and will be posting two posts [...]

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Garden Vegetable Soup; Another Zucchini Recipe

September 8, 2011

The glut never ends. We’re still grating, freezing, cooking and baking with zucchini and, though the end does seem to be in sight with the cool weather we’re having now, it still seems that the supply is endless.
Recently, I discovered Panera Bread’s Garden Vegetable Soup and this week as I stared at a [...]

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The Inevitable Glut: Zucchini & Summer Squash Recipes

August 11, 2011

It’s an inside joke amongst gardeners and growers; the willy-nilly way in which zucchini and summer squashes grow. Setting fruit fast and furious, if there were a contest for prolificacy they would probably beat out even the bush beans for the champion title. Growing from tiny stubs to baseball bats seemingly overnight they [...]

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From the Farm Kitchen: Blueberry & Wild Black Raspberry Jams

July 14, 2011

Thank you all for the amazing response to our Strawberry Jam we hope you’re enjoying your morning toast more now than ever! In the meantime, we’re still busy canning. The strawberry season has wrapped up and the bounty of local fruits continue with blueberries and wild black raspberries.
Blueberry jams are available [...]

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2011 CSA Shares in Pictures – Month 1

July 13, 2011

“The best laid plans of mice and men / Go oft awry.”
So goes the saying and so, all too often, goes life.
I had intended to photograph an average CSA share every week this year to document here on the website, but many of the weeks — at least half now — I have [...]

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Strawberry Jam

June 27, 2011

Finally! After much ado, a little hand wringing and a whole lot of impatient waiting, the 2011 jam season is here. The strawberry season, in fact, is set to begin winding down soon. In the meantime, it’s keeping our canner busy and we have a limited supply of Strawberry jams available for [...]

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June Newsletter, Guinea Hog Shares & More!

June 6, 2011

It’s June. Summer is just around the corner and finally the weather is cooperating. We’re busy planting everything that should have been planted three weeks ago and working on playing catch-up.
In the meantime, be sure to check out this month’s Newsletter. Inside you’ll find information about what to expect [...]

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