Orchard Fresh Blog
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June 26, 2012
Simple Summer Dinners
Summer is the time to pick orchard-fresh fruits and garden-crisp vegetables. It’s the time to soak up sun and splash in water. It's not the time to spend all afternoon cooped up in the kitchen. Weavers offers several ways to simplify dinner preparations without skimping on taste or nutrition...
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June 19, 2012
Fresh is Best...and Cheapest!
Over the past year, my husband and I have incorporated a high amount of fresh produce, especially fresh juice into our daily diet. We decided to do this for a number of reasons, including health, taste and even price, as recent statistics from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) verify that eating produce fresh can be the cheapest option...
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June 13, 2012
SallyeAnder Soaps Saved my Summer from the Bugs!
One harsh reality about country living I’ve discovered is-- bugs! Pesky, nasty, ugly bugs! Whether it be black flies that sticking to my sweat on a hot summer day or blood thirsty mosquitoes and ticks feasting on my boys tender skin—I hate them!
Last year after tons of frustration with pulling ticks off my adventuresome boys and soothing itchy mosquito bites-- I’ve finally discovered something that actually works at keeping those pesky critters away from my legs and off of my kids!
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June 8, 2012
Cherry Picking Time Is Here
Cherry picking season is officially here! My boys have been begging me to go out picking every morning this week—they’ve been eating so many cherries that there seems to be a constant red stain around both of their mouths.
As I watch the red juice dripping down their faces I am again reminded of how lucky we are to live on such a great orchard.
