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Articles about the book in the Kalamazoo Gazette and Grand Rapids Press.
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Tomato Dreams
I was staring out our kitchen window this morning, taking in all the beautiful spring green around the farm. I’ve already mowed the grass twice, and many of the trees are in an advanced stage of leafing out. After the … Continue reading
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Tagged brickyardfarms, farm, food, garlic, greens, locavore, recipes, spring, tomatoes, weather
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March Madness!
No, it’s not hoops and the tourney, but some of the oddest weather we’ve ever seen. We just finished up with an extremely mild winter. We only had three significant snow falls, which were literally gone 3-4 days later. The … Continue reading
A Different Kind of Pork-N-Beans
It was a hot and humid market day this Saturday. Sweat was dripping off our faces as we filled our stall and waited on customers. I had just wished a customer a happy Labor Day weekend, when my neighbor Scott … Continue reading
Tomato-fest
Tomatoes, tomatoes, tomatoes! Do I sound redundant? We are picking, sorting, eating and breathing tomatoes! We see tomatoes in our sleep. It’s been wicked busy here at the farm. I’ve been going to market on Wednesdays and Fridays by myself, … Continue reading
Treading Water
There are things about farming one can’t control. For example, the weather. In May, when we received 14 inches of rain in one week, we stayed stoic. We did not panic… we waited to see how the garlic and the … Continue reading
The “Scapes” Are On!
The Fulton Street Farmers Market opens the first Saturday in May. It always amuses me that once we ask our customers how their winter went, the next question they ask is, “When is garlic?” Now mind you, garlic is two … Continue reading
Stirring Up Delicious
This week we have been pulled to be outside for a few days as the weather was so beautiful it was impossible for us to be downstairs in our soap kitchen. (it was 70 on Tuesday!) We have been itching … Continue reading
The Chicken, The Farmer & The Cook
When I was contemplating what to write about this week, it occurred to me that this is not simply a food blog. It also is a farm blog, a blog on food issues and a life-style blog. Food is at … Continue reading
Nourishment
There are times in life when synchronicity is more important than an agenda. My dear friend Jane who just finished breast cancer therapy called to ask if she could come out to the farm. What she needed was to put … Continue reading
Cannellini Bean Soup
Ok, winter is officially here. I looked at the thermometer this morning to see -10 degrees…..Brrrrr! But the sun is shining and its a great day to stoke the wood stove and make a pot of Cannellini Bean Soup. Here … Continue reading
