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Don't cluck over $6 a dozen...
"You need chickens on your farm...It will be so much fun and think of all the free eggs!" This is me having a conversation with myself,...


0 1 0. When FARM is a 4-Letter Word...
I attended a lovely Gala to commemorate 50 successful and innovative years of business for the company that employed me. Other than the...


0 1 1. Been waiting a lifetime...
As far back as I can remember, I have dreamt about being a farmer...glamorized the thought, actually. The intoxicating scent of dirt in...


0 1 2. The New Normal?
"Beauty is only skin deep." I heard this a lot as a preteen, when permanent teeth, bugged eyes and a pouty lower lip were way too big for...


0 0 9. Getting Ready...
It will be here in full force before you know it. It shows itself a little bit every day; In the earthy smell of the breeze, In the red...


0 1 3. Eight Months of Life in an RV aka "I'm really, really tired of hitting my head"...
We recently had a bright idea to fulfill a lifelong dream of building a home on acreage and call it our new farm. A friend's advice was,...


0 0 8. #SicilianEaster/#Grandparents
Has your Sicilian grandfather ever piled 12 kids in his Edsel to drive to the Tastee-Freeze on Easter Sunday afternoon? Have your...


0 0 7. My mind is on Polenta...
I love Polenta. But to be honest, I haven't used it much in my menus. It is so easy to make and I prefer using the deep yellow corn to...


0 0 6. Discovering the versatility of lavender
The French countryside is covered in it, English gardens celebrate its beauty and ability to thrive in colder temperatures and Spain...


0 0 5. The Croissant; aka perfection
There are confections that pastry bakers know they have made it when they work; macarons & croissants come to mind. And it never happens...


0 0 4. I finally conquered my fear of yeast
#itsonlyyeast... You'd think there wasn't much to yeast by the look of it...simple little packets ready to use, but the truth is, it's...


0 0 3. I Love to Smudge
The need to cleanse isn't always about food.


0 0 1. Dirty Hands to Dirty dishes
The story of , "The Farmer Can Cook", began eight years ago on a historic piece of property in South Carolina. Not only was it my home,...


0 0 2. The absolute best fresh fruit galettes
Some of the best dishes start with simple ingredients. Freshly picked blueberries, real butter, sugar, lemon juice, ginger,cinnamon and...
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