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…
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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…
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…
A Natural Beauty – Onyx
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,…
Strawberry Shortcake!
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…
Asparagus Salad & Pasta Primavera
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…
Growing Kids and Planting Trees
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!…
Orchard-Fresh Breakfast Frittata
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…
Grilled Asparagus & Free-Range Steaks
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…
Garden Harvest Slaw Wrap
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…