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Harvest Fest at Tillers International
Today Val and I went to the annual Harvest Fest, a celebration of local food, local farming and sustainable living, held at Tillers International in Scotts, Michigan. Tillers is a 501(c) 3 non-profit organization, offering classes in farming with oxen … Continue reading
Posted in Farm News, Food Issues, Soaps, Uncategorized
Tagged brickyardfarms, farm, locavore, self-sustaining
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Swimming In Heirloom Tomatoes!
I know….it’s my third tomato post, but what in the world is August for if not tomatoes? When I returned home from market on Friday and unloaded the van, I went into the barn to find every available surface covered … 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
A Glut of Cherry Tomatoes!
August is the month of abundance at the farmers market. We were running late and customers were coming early. We never really got set up completely. Forget signs and our soap products. Everyone was wanting tomatoes, beans, onions, carrots and … Continue reading
Posted in Farm News, Recipes, Vegetables
Tagged farm, food, locavore, recipes, tomatoes, weather
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Filling Our Larder: Frugal Meets Flavor
There was a time when nothing was wasted. Everything had a viable use or was shared with others less fortunate. In this land of abundance, many of us are learning to tighten our belts a little more, as the economy … Continue reading
Posted in Farm News, Raves, Recipes
Tagged brickyardfarms, canning, essays, farm, food, friendships, fruit, larder, locavore, raves, recipes, self-sustaining
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Hubs of Hell
When the phone rang the other day, Val cheerfully answered, “Hello, hubs of hell!” She wasn’t kidding either. With the heat index peaking at 110 degrees, one has to wonder how in the world do you cope with the heat? We … Continue reading
Helping Hands
Last week, after a storm that brought us severe winds, we were faced with staking up 800 of our 1800 tomato plants in 90 degree temperatures. Although we are used to hard work on the farm, we were thrilled when … Continue reading
Posted in Essays, Farm News, Recipes, Vegetables
Tagged brickyardfarms, essays, farm, food, locavore, recipes, tomatoes, weather
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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
How the Land Inspires
Brickyard Farms is celebrating tens years of working the land. Val and I along with Val and Cate before me, have fed many people over the years from these five and one half acres. We can’t remember a time when … 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
Basics with a Twist 