Our Farm Blog
Read below for some homegrown, local food inspiration plus a little bit of the farm life….
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Dippy Eggs
Simply Excellent Dippy Eggs By Julia Asper Dippy eggs are really popular at our home. People usually think of them as over easy (flipped) or sunny-side up (not flipped), but Aaron’s family is from Pennsylvania Dutch country, and they call them Dippy Eggs. To me, it doesn’t matter whether it’s been flipped or not, as…
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Is Pastured Raised Worth It?
Pastured Eggs versus Conventional Eggs I’m here to encourage you to try local, pasture-raised eggs (also called pastured eggs). You not only support an ethical way of life with natural farming, but the taste and freshness of your eggs is amazing. They taste better because they have more nutrients, so you get far more from…
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Slideshow of Our Trip to Pennsylvania
Click the arrows to see some photos from our trip. At the end, I set the record straight about how people from up north really act, so read until the end. In June, we hired a chicken sitter and took the crew up north to visit the Asper family in Pennsylvania. The weather was beautiful…
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How to Make Nitrate-Free Bacon in 4 Days
DIY nitrate-free bacon recipe
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Memorial Day Chick Hatching
This Memorial Day weekend is like Christmas morning for our children: Chicks are hatching! They wake up early and want to go straight to our baby chick coop. I’ve been downsizing and these two hens were going to be sold, but they went “broody” which means that want to remain sitting on a nest for…
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The Day a Copperhead Bit My 3 Year Old
My experience having a child bit by a venomous snake plus 10 tips I learned from the experience for what to do if it happens to someone
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