EDIBLE HISTORY: Amish Half-Moon Pies
Whoa?! Where did you get that? A museum? That’s the kind of reaction I get when I pull out my cell phone. It’s a heavy black Samsung flip phone, probably designed for people who are not in their 30s like…
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Prebiotics & Probiotics in Fermented Foods from The Cottage Kitchen
Each new year, people set goals to slowly carve out better eating habits. Eating fermented foods prepared locally is a smart approach to this endeavor. And understanding the essential roles of prebiotics and probiotics is tied into this. Weaver’s Orchard…
Easy Sugar-Free Jam and Low-Sugar Recipes
I recently watched the movie, “That Sugar Film,” and was inspired once again to cut out hidden sugar in my diet and to re-start my low-sugar lifestyle.. The filmmaker in the movie, who had normally been on a low-sugar diet,…
EDIBLE HISTORY: Apples & Sweet Potatoes
It has often amazed me that Daniel Weaver started Weaver’s Orchard in 1932, during a worldwide economic depression. It seems like an incredibly plucky thing to do. But then again, the more I get to know farmers, the more I…
Keeping the Holiday Season Simple
Winter has finally caught up to us, and the kids have enjoyed their first snowfall in December! Despite the cold, the children have been getting out a few hours every day making “roads” for the toy tractors and construction equipment…
Locally Made Holiday Gifts
This Christmas, head to Weaver’s Orchard for thoughtful local gifts. Not only can you ship our apples to far-flung friends and family and select elegant fruit baskets for clients, employees, teachers and friends– you can also browse the market itself…
Desserts and Appetizers for Christmas Parties
Some of my favorite Christmas parties have involved white elephant gift exchanges. I have usually come back with gifts I love, but perhaps this only shows my capacity to be charmed by strange, low-budget gifts. At one white elephant party…
A Brief History of Pennsylvania Orchards
In 1932, Daniel Weaver started Weaver’s Orchard on the same site where I now love to shop and pick fruit. But what was this part of Pennsylvania like before 1932? What is its agricultural history? Early History through 19th Century…
Doorstep Dairy Brings Weaver’s Orchard to Your Door
Weaver’s Orchard has one vendor whose work is literally on the road. Doorstep Dairy is run by Daryl Mast. It’s a farm-to-table delivery service with routes spanning across Berks, Lancaster, Chester and Montgomery counties. Daryl’s efforts are a nostalgic reminder…
20-Minute Mini Apple Fritters with Granny Smith Apples
In high school, some friends and I volunteered at the Hay Creek Valley Fall Festival at Joanna Furnace, around the corner from Weaver’s Orchard. The Hay Creek festival recreates early American arts, like blowing glass, pressing cider, and cooking over…