by Shannon Cole of Country Girl In The Village The season is definitely changing here in Michigan. The temps have cooled, leaves are changing and most mornings around my little town are filled with fog as the air has cooled more than the lakes, streams and swamps. It is a magical time of year in my opinion. My […]

by Jennifer BurckeI like to eat seasonally.  Doing so allows me to enjoy fruits and vegetables at their absolute best.  When in season, these fruits and vegetables taste so delicious that I can prepare them simply and still produce an amazing dish for our family table.  This pear clafouti is exactly that type of recipe. Fall […]

Our friends across the pond, Wells Poultry, recently sent us this infographic we think you’ll love. Find a variety of different chicken breeds, their origin, size, purpose, egg laying quantity and egg color/shape/size in this excellently crafted chart. You can download the full, unsplit, version of the graphic here. We suggest you print it and […]

by Jennifer Burcke During the summer growing season here at 1840 Farm, I spend a few minutes each day trying to decide the best way to make use of our daily harvest.  Some days, Mother Nature doesn’t give me many options, on others, she grants me an embarrassment of riches. Now that we have finally started […]

by Jennifer Burcke Here at 1840 Farm, we produce as much of our own food as possible.  From winter’s maple syrup to summer’s garden harvest, we’re always trying to produce something farm fresh for our family table. During the summer, the garden dictates what direction our dinner plans take.  When it is finally heirloom tomato season, […]

by Jennifer Sartell of Iron Oak Farm We’ve been eating a lot of stir fries lately. It’s my go-to dish for when we’re inundated with green beans from the garden. I love throwing a mess of veggies in a pan with some olive oil, soy sauce… oyster sauce… hoisen sauce, what ever sounds good, and […]

 by Jennifer BurckeMy mother discovered this handwritten recipe on a rainy spring day earlier this year.  She was organizing a scrapbook filled with photos and recipes from her childhood.  It was filled with pictures and recipes from my Great Grandparent’s dairy farm in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. My Great Grandparents raised dairy cows on […]

by Melissa Caughey of Tilly’s Nest Layers of Asian flavors in every bite. I love making a good hearty stir-fry for my family. It is a wonderful way to get your kids to eat their vegetables-especially when they are coated in a delicious sauce! I hope you enjoy my take on a Thai inspired stir […]

by Melissa Caughey of Tilly’s Nest Layers of Asian flavors in every bite. I love making a good hearty stir-fry for my family. It is a wonderful way to get your kids to eat their vegetables-especially when they are coated in a delicious sauce! I hope you enjoy my take on a Thai inspired stir […]

by Meredith Chilson I grew up on a dairy farm; I remember the urgency of spring “fever”, and I feel it myself on these fresh, green spring days. Spring comes to the farm all at once—we wait through an interminably long winter, it seems, and then—there are baby animals to care for, a garden to […]