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I stopped by the local organic farm again today and picked up 3 dozen eggs, fingerling potatoes, 2 onions, a bag of their mixed greens, Swiss chard and a loaf of honey orange bread from a local bakery. We have never tried Swiss chard before so I thought I’d bring it home and give it Read More >>
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We bought a White Mountain Ice Cream Freezer about 5-6 years ago and had only used it a handful of times. This past summer I started experimenting with a few recipes and by summer’s end we had produced a handful we really liked. I think our all time favorite is Mint Chocolate Chip, followed by Read More >>
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Last night we had a few of our neighbors over for a cheese making party. We supplied the cheese making supplies from the New England Cheese Company, and beverages and asked everyone to bring an appetizer. What a success! We learned how to make mozzarella and ricotta cheese. Jokes were flying, and the guys had Read More >>
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Our side of beef arrived last night…actually our 1/3rd of beef. We ended up sharing 2 organic, grass-fed, Angus beef with 5 other families. Our share was about 137 pounds for $325. Not bad. I wonder how long it will take us to go though it. Farm to table about 40 miles.
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Today was a great day in the quest for local food. I found a local organic farm about 25 miles from the house. Today we picked up 2 dozen organic eggs (we even got a peek at the happy cage free chickens), lettuce greens and a few beets for dinner. I also picked up a Read More >>
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