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This is so juicy!
Every time I teach our Apple Cidering program, I’m naturally asked the question – what’s the difference between apple cider and apple juice? Apple juice is on the shelves all year round, but cider is...
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Farmin’ in December
Snow. Lots and lots of snow. And cold. Too much cold. I’m a cold wimp and my sentimentalities have been feeling bad for the critters living out there in it every minute of every day. And while I’d love...
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Lessons Learned on the Windy Tundra of Ohio
1. Don’t attempt to carry a salad across the yard from the house to your office uncovered. The wind will pick up your lettuce leaves and carry them sailing into the air like a kite. You will have to...
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Oh the Humanity!
My daughter loves to play the piano. For the last month she’s been hooked on “It Came Upon a Midnight Clear.” She’s been playing it 13 gazillion times a day. I think it’s some master plan for world...
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How to tell if a chicken wants to peck your eyes out
I have a nemesis. She sits and waits for me every day, head cockeyed, eyes following my every move. I haven’t named her, but now that I write about her I think maybe I should. You’ll have to send me...
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Oma’s donuts
1/2 cup sugar 1 Tbs butter 3 eggs 1 cup milk 1/2 cup warm water mixed with 1 pkg yeast 4 cups flour Add yeast to warm water and let sit for at least 10 minutes. Cream sugar and butter. Add eggs, milk...
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Oma’s Donuts
1/2 cup sugar 1 Tbs butter 3 eggs 1 cup milk 1/2 cup warm water mixed with 1 pkg yeast 4 cups flour Add yeast to warm water and let sit for at least 10 minutes. Cream sugar and butter. Add eggs, milk...
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How to make homemade ice cream
Has there ever been a sweeter national holiday than National Ice Cream Day? This decadent holiday falls on July 19 this year, and we want to help you celebrate in the only appropriate way – by eating...
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A Vision Quest
“How was your vision quest?,” a friend asked. Pick a soft seat, grab a cup of tea, and let me tell you all about it. A year and some months ago I had an inkling it was time. I had been thinking about...
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Pulling up Stones
Today I was pulling stones in the garden. Bricks worn and mossy and most hidden under a mat of weeds. Shovel to sand to pop them up, pick them up and dust them off. It wasn’t that long ago that we...
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