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Three instars of Black Swallowtail larvae. 11 caterpillars counted this morning on bronze fennel. If you plant it they will come! #prettybirdfarm #butterflyhabitat #feedthebutterflies #butterflysanctuary #blackswallowtail #caterpillar #swallowtail #hunterdoncounty #njinbloom #goodbugs #shareyourspacenj #njkeepitgreenKids love water. Farmer Wyatt is watering the new lobelia. #prettybirdfarm #farmerwyatt #cardinalflower #lobelia #sunsoutgunsout #waterbaby #thisisnjThe pool water warmed upshot tub hot in the sun today. I gave her a bucket of ice cold well water just in case the pool was too hot. It was this hot. #wellwater #hunterdoncounty #coolingoff #poolparty #prettybirdfarm #thisisnj #nj #farmervioletWhite marked tussock moth on Hops. Certainly more interesting as a caterpillar! #PrettyBirdFarm #hunterdoncounty #caterpillar #whitemarkedtussockmoth #hops #whatsfordinner #ikid #thisisnj #shareyourspacenj #njkeepitgreen #njinbloomFathers Day visit to @madlavender Farm! #lavender #lavenderfarm #shoplocal #agritourism #hunterdoncounty #thisisnj #njinbloom #farmervioletSoon!! #PrettyBirdFarm #blueberries #whatsfordinner #shareyourspacenj #thisisnj #njkeepitgreen #njinbloom #nj #hunterdoncountyHappy Father's Day to this guy! Two reasons to celebrate this year!! Photo by @tiffanymeredith #prettybirdfarm #farmerjohn #farmerwyatt #farmerviolet #fathersdaygifts #fathersdaySave the Date! Pretty Bird Farm is open to the public on August 4th as part of @thegardenconservancy 's Open Days! Admission is $7. Tell your friends! #prettybirdfarm #hunterdoncounty #njinbloom #shareyourspacenj #njkeepitgreen #flowerfarmer #hunterdoncounty #whatsinbloom #njgrown- My Tweets
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A Secret Garden Birthday Party
A Secret Garden Birthday Party If you’ve been following along on Instagram or Facebook, you know our little Violet just turned 1! The last year has been the fastest one of our lives, packed full of learning new skill sets … Continue reading
Posted in Garden, violet
Tagged #hunterdon county, baby, balloons, birthday, birthday party, birthday theme, chalkboard, factory girl bakes, first birthday, flowers, garden books, garden party, gerbera daisy, key, kidlit, kids books, march2017, milestone, nj, pretty bird farm, secret garden party, smash cake, streamers, violets first birthday
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It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas
It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas Let’s be honest, it’s been looking a lot like Christmas at Pretty Bird Farm since the week before Thanksgiving! I took three days off work in November to make garland, decorate our … Continue reading
Posted in Garden, Uncategorized, violet
Tagged #hunterdon county, advent, christmas, christmas crafting, christmas2016, christmasjoy, christmaswreaths, clintonnj, diy, doylestownpa, Fir tree, gardening, growyourown, handmade, handmadechristmas, luffa, new jersey, nj, pretty bird farm, rosemont tree farm, santa, winter, winter solstice
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Holy Moly!
A Mole Sauce Recipe What an election this has been. This post isn’t about politics though, there is enough read about that right now. This blog post is about the delightful mole sauce we made to upgrade our Taco Tuesday … Continue reading
Posted in In the Kitchen
Tagged #hunterdon county, Babyfood, Babyfoodie, Chocolate, Do the Dishes, Electon2016, Flemington, harvest, Holymole, HolyMoly, Limes, mexican recipe, Mole, mole recipe, Mole Sauce, new jersey, nj, peppers, prettybirdfarm, recipe, RocktheVote, Sciascaia Confections, Stockton Farm Market, Taco Tuesday, tacotuesday, tomatoes, violet, Viva Mexico, whatsfordinner
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Adventures in Baby Food
One of the things John said he was most excited about when we discovered we were pregnant was making our own baby food. We love growing our own food, cooking it and preserving it to enjoy when it’s not in … Continue reading
Posted in In the Kitchen
Tagged #hunterdon county, 7monthsold, apple sauce, apples, baby, baby food, banana, bucks county, butternut squash, carrots, cat, fall, farmer violet, foodie, harvest, homestead farm market, new jersey, nj, pickyourown.org, plums, pretty bird farm, prettybirdfarm, puree, recipes, solebury orchards, violet, whatsfordinner, winter is coming
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Autumnal Equinox at Pretty Bird Farm
Autumnal Equinox at Pretty Bird Farm I wanted to share some pictures of our garden as it transitions into fall. While this blog post is a couple weeks late, the pictures are from the Fall Equinox in late September. The … Continue reading
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Tagged ageratum, autumn, benarysgiantzinnias, butterflies, carrots, chickenchat, chickens, cloudyday, coleus, compost, cutflowers, equinox, fall, fallcrops, flowers, gardening, goldenrod, gomphrenafireworks, hunterdoncounty, john, kale, lavenderorpington, luffa, monarchbutterfly, moonflower, nasturtium, nj, njfarm, polishtophat, pretty bird farm, prettybirdfarm, radishes, shadegarden, snapdragon, sunflowers, tickseed, tomatoes, tomatohornworm, transition, vegetables, wildflowers
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Shishito Roulette
It has been awhile since we have had Shishito Peppers. Actually it’s been about a year and a half since I last last had them at my favorite restaurant in Las Vegas: Jaleo. So I jumped at the chance when … Continue reading
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Tagged #hunterdon county, cooking, cooking with shishitos, foodie, gardening, hunterdon county farm, Jaleo, john, new jersey, nj, Oribel PortaPlay, Pepper Roulette, peppers, pretty bird farm, prettybirdfarm, roulette, shishito, Shishito Peppers, shishito recipe, summer, tapas, violet, whatsfordinner
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