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Tag Archives: Real Time Farms
Backyard Chickens: Practicalities
(This is the first in a series of ten Friday posts about Backyard Chickens to give an overview of my experiences these past two years.) Here are some practical elements of backyard chicken care for those of you wavering towards … Continue reading
Sharing Our Food Roots with Our Little Sprouts
When my daughter was just over a year old, she had a favorite library book that she asked me to read to her over and over again every night – “Apples, Apples.” As many children do, she loved the repetitive … Continue reading
Posted in On the Playground (kids)
Tagged food roots, kate storey, orchard, parenting, Real Time Farms
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Have You Tried: Making Bagels?
I used to think of bagels as a treat, an indulgence from a bakery that I wouldn’t dream of making at home. Okay, I still think of Zingerman’s “Enough Already” bagels that way, but in general, I’ve learned that it’s … Continue reading
Posted in In the Kitchen (recipes & more)
Tagged bagels, brines farm, greens, homemade bagels, kale, lindsay jean hard, Real Time Farms, spinach
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Have You Tried: Making Pierogi?
It took me awhile to warm up to pierogi. My husband has valiantly tried over the years to convert me to the joys of Polish cuisine, and he’s succeeded in a few, okay, a couple of cases. I’m now a … Continue reading
Posted in In the Kitchen (recipes & more)
Tagged brines farm, lindsay jean hard, onion, pierogi, post punk kitchen, potatoes, Real Time Farms, the brinery
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Post-Crisis Food Security
In the wake of the destruction of the nuclear plant in Japan, there is growing concern over how our food supply might be affected. People are worried about unknowingly eating dangerous amounts of radiation in foods coming from Japan, and … Continue reading
Posted in Food Transparency (the issues)
Tagged food security, japan, japanese food, lindsay partridge, radiation, Real Time Farms
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Baby Animals Wish You Happy Spring!
Listen to Beautiful Barnyard Harmonies! (Start at 1m: 22s) Many thanks for your submissions! To visit these farms online: Woodbridge Dairy Farm: Byron Center, MI The Farm at Long Lane: Murdock, NE Tara Firma Farms: Petaluma, CA Hoover Farms: Tekonsha, … Continue reading
Posted in Aw Snaps! (our best photos)
Tagged baby animals, cara rosaen, chicken, duck, farms, goats, mary poppins, pigs, Real Time Farms, spring
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Farm Fresh Reading for Kids
It’s no secret kids love farms… Old MacDonald, anyone? I recently stumbled across two beautiful children’s books by Pacific Northwest authors about farmers markets! Photo source To Market, To Market, by the tremendously talented Nikki McClure, follows a mother and … Continue reading
Funny Food for April Fools’!
As a fan of food and of fun, I wanted to share a round-up of great food ideas for April Fools’ Day. Get ready to be inspired to pull some harmless (and tasty!) pranks! How about starting off your family’s … Continue reading
Posted in In the Kitchen (recipes & more)
Tagged april fools, april fools' day, cereal, fruit, ice cream, lindsay jean hard, potato, Real Time Farms
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And the Winner is…
A great big thank you to everyone who participated in our first annual Real Time Farms Poetry Contest to celebrate World Poetry Day (March 21). We had many good poems come in and very much enjoyed reading them all, but … Continue reading
Posted in Between the Covers & Behind the Scenes (media)
Tagged contest, farms, food, local food, Meg Fairchild, poetry, Real Time Farms, sheep
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