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A Sign
On my way to visit my parents the other day, I drove by a church in Serena with a sign urging us to “Live Within Your Harvest”. As I passed it, I couldn’t stop thinking about it. What is my … Continue...
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Sage-Olive Baguettes: Time to Really Slow Down
I enjoy making bread, but this is the first time I’ve made it from scratch, scratch, meaning not in a bread machine, and not using the Five-Minutes a Day method. I mixed and kneaded, and waited and...
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Another New Hobby
I think I’ve found another new hobby, thanks to last month’s Mary Jane’s Farmgirl meeting where Dana taught us how to make beaded bracelets. She warned us that it could become addictive, and that each...
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Farmgirl Mozzarella Cheese and Italian Whey Bread
Last night’s Farmgirl meeting was all about cheese making. We made mozzarella cheese, and I got to take home a bit of cheese and a whole lot of whey. After some conversations at the meeting, and some...
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Homemade Mozzarella
I finally got around to making the mozzarella cheese from the kit I bought at the farmgirls meeting a few weeks ago. I’ve made it before, but this was a different recipe. It required me to shape the...
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Plant Swap
Although it was a very rainy day, thankfully the skies cleared up enough to hold a plant exchange, hosted by Angel at her home. The rules were easy: Bring plants, no invasive species Get a ticket for...
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September Farmgirl Meeting: Antique Lampshade Planter
September’s meeting of the Flour Sack Farmgirls, a chapter of the Mary Jane’s Farmgirl Sisterhood, was so much fun! We used vintage lampshades, antique buttons, and chains to create a planter, bird...
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Create a Bowling Ball Ladybug
At our October Flour Sack Farmgirls meeting, a chapter of the Mary Jane’s Farmgirl Sisterhood, Angel showed us how to repurpose old bowling balls into adorable ladybugs and bees for our gardens. Even...
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Knitted Dishcloths
Well, it’s come full circle. It seems that this time last year I was going through a knitting/crochet phase, and it’s happened again this February! I was so disappointed that I didn’t make it to last...
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Fresh Butter and Buttermilk
At this week’s Farmgirl meeting, Angel taught us how to make our own butter. There were nine other women there making butter as well, and it was so fun to hear and watch everybody shaking and beating...
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