With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, many of you are thinking of giving something sweet to your sweetie. But what should you give? What about something chocolate? What about something homemade? I have just the answer, an answer that works with almost any…
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A few years ago we were staying with some friends who have a few small kids. Since our evening meals tended to be eaten late, I asked if I could make the afternoon snack, and decided to make guacamole and fresh salsa. The kids…
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Summertime is in full swing here at Weaver’s Orchard! Sometimes the pace of life can be rather frantic, but there’s just something about the warm summer days and birds singing in the morning that beckons us outside. With my kiddos’ increased activity level, cooking…
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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 next year. To outwit…
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On July 19, Brandon Hertzler and Rachel VanDuzer led a cooking class on cooking with mushrooms and Conebella Farm Cheese. Here are their recipes. Print Stuffed Mushrooms Author: Rachel VanDuzer Cook time: 25 mins Total time: 25 mins Serves: 15 Makes approx. 15 stuffed mushrooms Ingredients…
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Strawberry season is here! It’s the beautiful time of year when we get to enjoy the juicy sweet red berries. School ends and long summer evenings are at their best. It is also an exciting time in the Weaver family as we celebrate our…
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It’s time to make your list and check it twice! What list is that, you ask? Why it’s the list of friends and relatives you invited to your holiday table along with their various dietary restrictions! Aunt Betsy (vegan); nephew John (nut allergy); neighbor…
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Whenever I think of crabapples… Wait a minute. Let me back up. I hardly ever think of crabapples. Nevertheless, there are times when crabapples briefly cross my mind, and when they do, I think of ornamental, flowering crabapple trees. We had two such trees…
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Salsas Mexicanas with Janell Weaver + Canning Basics with Rachel VanDuzer from Deep Focus on Vimeo. As much as I’ve been enjoying the amazing taste of fresh berries and tree fruit the past few weeks as I visit my family here at the orchard,…
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Cooking with Nutritious Herbs: Dr. Marisa Bosler shares easy Pine Nut Herb Baked Chicken with Tomatoes and more from Deep Focus on Vimeo. For the first time, I was able to attend the free cooking classes at Weaver’s Orchard this year since I didn’t…
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