Gratitude
Gratitude I am immersed in a feeling of gratitude. So many different events, people, and scenarios have come together to allow me to step into this place of creation. In a way, my whole life has led...
View ArticleWhy I Love Imperfect Action
Though I try, I am never perfect. Sometimes, in my quest for perfection, I wait…and wait and wait…and never act. An important lesson came to me late last year as I was deciding whether or not to leave...
View ArticleGrowing and Going…
The chicks and ducklings are growing! And I mean really growing. The Cornish Cross are almost fully feathered – and are pushing around their big meaty chests at whoever dares to look at them. The...
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The Garden Waits for No Man…or Woman
This year has been more unique than most unique years. And not just in regards to the weather, although the early spring has played with my emotions, infusing me with a special kind of gardener’s...
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Beating the Back to School Blues
Going back to school is an emotional root beer float – if you don’t pay attention, it’ll foam up too fast and make a mess all over the table! In my house, the back-to-school emotions have been across...
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A Year Changes Everything
A Year Changes Everything by Christa Hein Last year at this time I was a mess. It doesn’t do me any good to rose color the past, so I’ll just call it as it was, a messy transition full of indecision,...
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Let’s Talk Turkey!
Let’s Talk Turkey! OK, I’ll just jump right in. It was the day of reckoning for the turkeys last week. To give you a little bit of background, I’m a self-proclaimed persnickety meat eater. I was a...
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And a magic new year…
On a bitterly cold morning at the start of the new year, there was an hour that took my breath away. Ice crystals had formed on every surface. The sunrise was casting a glow through a thick haze,...
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Saying Goodbye to a Friend
Saying Goodbye to a Friend by Christa Hein I’m a farmer. That reality is alive in my every day as I put on my coveralls and sludge through the mud or snow. Even if I’d rather sleep in or work in my...
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The Achiever
Oh what a great summer we’re having! To be honest, I was quite intimidated going into it, with more programs on the schedule than I’ve ever done before. And if you know me, you know I don’t get...
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They called me what?!
This is our last week of summer programs – and wow – it’s been a whirlwind! We had 72 events and presentations around town! I can’t tell you how proud and excited I am by that! This summer we taught...
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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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