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…
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Recently, I left the beautiful place I called home for 24 years of my life and moved approximately five and half hours south (by plane). For nine months I have been adjusting to changes in culture, language, climate, and diet, to name just a…
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Strawberry season is officially here! For a few weeks now my husband and I have been “sneaking” up to the patch with our boys just to snitch a few of the early berries. Do they ever taste good! Our two-year-old delights in running up…
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It’s asparagus season! Thankfully this uniquely flavored vegetable has a pretty long season in Pennsylvania – from April to June. It seems like everyone has their favorite way of preparing asparagus, so we asked our Facebook fans how they liked to eat asparagus. Little…
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An exciting event that happens every year at our orchard is tree planting. Our two little guys love planting so much that if we happened to miss it, it would be like missing the 4th of July fireworks– only worse! Every year when the…
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Asparagus is here! And I’m sure glad– after surviving an entire winter on frozen veggies and imported salad greens I’m thrilled to have something green, fresh, and local to eat! (Asparagus doesn’t get much more local then having it grow right in your own…
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After recently purchasing a box of assorted free-range steaks, roasts and ground beef, I have embarked on an adventure to learn to prepare cuts of meat I’ve never cooked before. On Monday, between the summer-like temperatures outside and the fact that the first of Weaver’s Orchard’s…
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Spring has sprung a bit early this year and many of our trees are already blooming! We’re frantically preparing for our Easter festivities coming up on April 6th and 7th from 11am- 2pm. Our oldest son has even joined in on the fun of…
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I’ve been craving raw vegetables this winter, and sometimes traditional leafy green salads get a little bit boring. Plus, I’m always trying to work herbs like parsley and dark green vegetables like kale into my diet. So I adapted this recipe from a…
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My husband often gets asked what we do around the orchard all winter long. It seems a common misconception is that all fruit growers hibernate with the groundhogs during the winter. Well maybe some do– but not on our orchard! While our working days…
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