Saturday – Wendy

1. What inspires you? My daughter Maddie, working at Polyface, long, warm summer days, crisp fall days, pumpkins, wide open spaces, gardens, empty spaces for gardens, funny people, hiking, cooking, making pies, knitting, talking to Joel, picking berries and making preserves, local wine/vineyards, cold beer (yes I said it!), shopping at Anthropologie…….I could go on and on!

2. Where do you see yourself in 5 years? hmmmm….Maddie will be 10 so the first thing that comes to mind is “WOW! 10?!” ha! I might have to come back to this question after I digest that! :)

3. What is one of your most fulfilling hobbies? Just one? Gardening

4. What do you like to cook/favorite foods? I LOVE to visit local farms and farmers markets and putting together meals with the goodies I find! Including things that actually grew in my own garden!! Making pies is on the top of the list!

5. What relaxes you after a long day of farming? Maddie and I sitting on the porch with our favorite books or getting together for a cook out with friends!

6. How do you deal with farm animal deaths? I say a little prayer.

7. Who do you hope to share farming skills with? Anyone who will listen! ha! Mostly my daughter but have been known to hold up the line at the grocery store swapping farming/gardening/recipes with the check out girl! :)

8. What do you like to read? Mostly books on farming/gardening/cooking/holistic living/raising chickens

9. What is your greatest asset? My energy?! It drives a lot of people crazy…but I gotta be me! :)

I keep pics of some of my faves for inspiration when I need it….I’ve included a few below…..

One of my fave stores near Richmond…
www.shopgather.com

Don’t know….I like the dress, the preserves,…..

 From the Anthropolgie catalog! LOVE that store!

       Another pic from Anthropologie!!!!! Cuteness!

My hometown!! Staunton, VA!! LOVE LOVE LOVE!

Not sure about this one? I just think it’s so cozy and reminds me of an old farmhouse!

LOVE pumpkins!!!!!!!!!! Everything about Goodies from the garden!!!

Polyface and the moon!! 2 of my faves!!!

Cooking out at Polyface a few years ago!

Country Living Magazine inspires me!!!

  

Love all the color in this pic!!                 

These are a few of my favorite things!
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Posted on April 20, 2013 by
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I don’t know about most of you but I have become addicted to Pinterest! It’s basically a virtual memory board where you can “pin” favorite images, websites, blogs, recipes, etc that you want to keep and come back to after dinner has been cleaned up and the kids have been put to bed and you … Read the Rest

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Spring has finally sprung!!!
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Posted on April 6, 2013 by
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After a very long winter and trays of seedlings sitting all over the house in anticipation of warm weather we finally get to start our garden this week!! This is a picture of how it looks in my head! LOL It’s our first attempt at an in-ground garden and are so excited!! We started seeds … Read the Rest

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Dreaming of Spring…..
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Posted on March 23, 2013 by
This is the start of Brie's garden!! So exciting!!!!

I know! Long time….not post! Let’s just forget about how long it’s been and ooooh and awww over my favorite pics of the upcoming season shall we?! I got a new camera for Christmas – thank you Emerson!!!! – so now all I want to do now is drive around and take pictures and videos … Read the Rest

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Goodbye 2012,,,,
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Posted on December 8, 2012 by

It’s oh so hard to believe that on this unseasonably warm December day (it was 67 degrees here today!) we are moving all the animals inside for the winter and getting the farm store closed up for the holidays. It’s always so bittersweet. While I look forward to some downtime with my daughter when we’re … Read the Rest

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Fall in Virginia!!
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Posted on October 20, 2012 by
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There are no words to describe my beautiful drive to work every morning! Especially this time of year!!    

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Still here!!
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Posted on August 25, 2012 by

Yes – I’m still here! I know I haven’t blogged in weeks – Sheri, please don’t kick me off -  but I’m in the store all day on Saturdays which we thought would be a good time for me to blog and a way for me not to forget – but I either get busy … Read the Rest

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HandPicked Nation…
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Posted on May 5, 2012 by

I had the great please of meeting these folks recently and am now addicted to their website!! So much information! Beautiful images! Recipes, foodie articles, videos…..the list goes on! Here’s a description I found on their FB page that bests describes them in as little words as possible…. Visit their site, “Like” their FB page, … Read the Rest

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Joel’s Rebuttal to Article in NY Times
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Posted on April 21, 2012 by
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For those of you who didn’t see the article in the NY Times I have attached a link below so you can read “The Myth of Sustainable Meat” written by James E. McWilliams that was published on April 12th…. The Myth of Sustainable Meat After being swamped by emails Joel eloquently responded to this with … Read the Rest

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Farmageddon Movie available April 17th!
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Posted on March 31, 2012 by

Americans’ right to access fresh, healthy foods of their choice is under attack. Farmageddon tells the story of small, family farms that were providing safe, healthy foods to their communities and were forced to stop, sometimes through violent ac-tion, by agents of misguided government bureaucracies, and seeks to figure out why. Filmmaker Kristin Canty’s quest … Read the Rest

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