I love learning more about the members of The 1840 Farm Community. I enjoy reading about their experiences as much as I love to share mine. A few months ago, I had the chance to learn more about LeAnn and the beautiful lockets that she offers through her business South Hill Designs by LeAnn Gratton. …
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I love books. and my favorite type of book is undoubtedly a cookbook. There’s something so hopeful about opening a new cookbook. By turning that first page, you are opening yourself up to the incredible possibility of discovering a recipe that might find its way onto your family’s table. You might even find a recipe …
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I have read a lot of great posts about gardening with free ranging chickens. Our chickens don’t roam our gardens as free ranging isn’t an option for our farm. We live too close to a busy state highway and a neighborhood that would prefer that our hens stay within the confines of our property. That …
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Congratulations to Steve from Kempner, Texas! He was randomly chosen as the winner of the OXO Food Scale with Pull Out Display. The winning entry was chosen by Random.org on Saturday morning. Over sixty entries were received in the drawing and Steve was lucky number 16. I hope that Steve enjoys using the OXO Food …
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There are only three days left to enter the drawing to win an OXO 5 Pound Scale with Pull Out Display. As the drawing will be held on Friday the 13th, I thought that I would give everyone the opportunity to increase their odds of winning. Who wouldn’t like to win a fantastic food scale …
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If I had to choose just one piece of kitchen equipment that I couldn’t live without, it would undoubtedly be my food scale. I can’t bake without it. I can’t serve breakfast, lunch, or dinner without it. When my family travels, it comes along for the ride. So far, I’ve traveled to Manhattan, Washington DC, …
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Sometimes you need a freshly baked cookie. I mean really need one. The trouble is, you don’t always have the time required to make one. There’s butter that needs to be brought to room temperature and dough that needs to be chilled before baking. I love to bake, but there are times when I need …
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We have been baking a lot of cookies lately. No one here at 1840 Farm seems to mind. So far we’ve had chocolate crinkles, chocolate mint meltaways, oatmeal white chocolate chip, coconut macaroons, espresso chocolate chip shortbread, and Mr.1840 Farm’s famous chocolate chip. When I mentioned in my last post that December would be a …
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Prepare yourself. December is shaping up to be a month full of cookies here at 1840 Farm. I will make no apologies for tempting you with photos of decadent looking cookie treats in the coming weeks. I will not shy away from posting recipes for batches of cookie dough that involve Julia Child-like quantities of butter. Consider yourself warned.
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During the past two months, 1840 Farm has been proud to participate in the Purina 60 Day See the Difference Challenge. I was given the incredible opportunity to share my experience with the readers of the Mother Earth News and Grit Magazine Community Chickens forum. In fact, I just published the final post regarding the …
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