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Podcast Episode #19: Brad Murphy of The Red Bridge Farm
SHOW NOTES Today I am excited to have our feed supplier, Brad Murphy and The Red Bridge Farm. We use their feed for our cattle, pigs and birds. We have...Read More
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Dairy at Home, Farmhouse Recipes, Pantry
Aaahhh Ricotta. What was once thought around the US (especially us non-Italian Americans) as exclusive to our feeble attempts at homemade lasagna (although I must admit that I always liked...Read More
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Podcast Episode #18: Larry Snyder
Join me in a discussion with Larry Snyder as a mentor to many at Starbucks, professional photographer, author and auctioneer. "That Starbucks location introduced me to 1000's of interesting people...Read More
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I have updated this post to reflect the fact we now grow our own eggs and use them every day but decided to keep some of the raw elements of...Read More
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Farmhouse Recipes, Happy Hour at Home
One of the great stories in all distillation history is when apples are fermented into cider and then distilled into whiskey (or bandy). Simple, delicious and intensely North American (if...Read More
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One of the recent projects we put together was working through a barn quilt maker in the Midwest to turn our little farm logo into a barn quilt. When I...Read More
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Farm Life, Farmhouse Recipes, Pantry
There are a lot of things we have learned in our short time owning a little farm. Some are dramatic (cows trying to leap fences) while some are so subtle...Read More
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Farm Life, LJF Livestock Program
At Lake Joy Farmstead we take great care of our pigs. Our “pastured pork” is free to graze all day, every day, and we supplement their grazing with 100% organic,...Read More
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Farm Life, LJF Livestock Program
At Lake Joy Farmstead we take great care of our cows. Our cows are 100% grass-fed and grass finished and have access to pasture their entire life. We use the...Read More
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Farmhouse Recipes, Happy Hour at Home
Cocktail Recipes featuring Blacksmith Trading Co (our) Bitters
We like to imbibe now and again and what better than with a happy hour at home. We spent a couple of years developing four different bitters and we believe...Read More
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Family Dinner, Farmhouse Recipes
That chuck roast or sirloin tip roast that is staring at you in your deep freezer from the beef share you just bought, this will help you. Although my favorite...Read More
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You could probably call chimichurri is the Argentine "salsa." Put this herbaceousness on literally everything, especially beef and grilled vegetables except maybe ice cream. One of the great reasons to add this...Read More
