First-prize winner Hiep Nguyen of Collegeville caught a tender moment his wife and daughter shared as they picked cherries on a Saturday morning in June 2016. His young daughter looked into an empty hat and wondered if they could use…
After coming off the holidays, many people step on the scale and realize they have a little bit of work to do this coming year if they want to get or stay on track with their health goals. I for…
— A recipe for fried apple ring pancakes using either pancake mix or a from-scratch pancake recipe. — A few years ago, my husband and I were working Weaver’s Orchard’s booth at the Hay Creek Apple Festival. We enjoyed talking…
When it came time to plant your garden, let me guess? You planted a zucchini plant or maybe two or three. “I love zucchini bread!” you thought. “I’ll grill up zucchini with some chicken and it will be awesome!” you…
Tomatoes in my garden suffer one of two fates: fungal wilt or feasting squirrels. To combat tomato wilt, I uproot and discard the affected tomato plants and make sure not to plant tomatoes in the same part of the garden the…
I recently stumbled on the great blessing of moving to a property with a huge cherry tree. My husband has really taken to all aspects of care-taking for this property, including pruning the fruit trees and plants, controlling pests using organic…
When I first began working for Weaver’s Orchard in 2010, Ed Weaver dropped an exciting but daunting assignment on my desk that fall: applying for a United States Department of Agriculture Direct Farm Sales Grant. I knew that grant applications involved…
It’s cold. And snowy. And it’s cold and flu season. Ick. It’s common knowledge that drinking plenty of fluids is good for relief for a cold, but sometimes that sore throat just makes the thought of swallowing anything seem impossible.…
It’s kiwiberry season! I nearly jumped for joy when I saw the first of these sweet and tasty green berries on the shelf for the first time this fall. Kiwiberry harvest begins in early to mid-September and continues through late…
This week, I talked with Ed Weaver to discuss the many questions customers ask about pruning. Many home gardeners have asked us to share our pruning tips and expertise, so this article attempts to answer most of our frequently asked…