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These are Violet's tomatoes. Maybe she will share. Maybe she won't. This is Igleheart yellow cherry. It won best tomato @seed_savers_exchange in 2015! I'm just happy my child is eating vegetables. Or fruits. Or something besides @anniesmacandcheese cheddar bunnies.Love Local! Tomatoes and basil from @prettybirdfarm, feta from @gorgeous_goat, yellow squash and fennel from @cabbagethrowfarm over pasta! @hunterdon579trail @hunterdonlandtrustJohn is picking some amazing tomatoes today! PM to place an order for private pick up/local delivery or catch us at the farm market on Sunday! Shown is Arkansas Traveler, Aunt Ruby's German Green, Cherokee Carbon and Paul Robeson.This one might be my favorite painting from @michaelimann created at @thegardenconservancy Open Garden Day we hosted. Can you see why I'm partial? What a delight to host the #riverrats and see so many different styles of art!There's live music @hunterdonlandtrust today!!! It feels like. Party! We are here Sunday 9-1! @hunterdon579trailIn your bouquets this weekend @hunterdonlandtrust are these gorgeous lisianthus! PM to reserve a bunch before I start making bouquets!The moon is big and red this morning! Hurry outside and take a peek. My phone can't capture the weirdness!I must share these amazing plain air paintings by Sue Ann Rainey! Created during our Open Garden Day last weekend for @thegardenconservancy ! So grateful the River Rats Plein Air Painters could join us!!- My Tweets
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Tag Archives: gardening
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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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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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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Our First Hunterdon County 4H Fair
We’ve lived in Hunterdon County for three summers now and one of our favorite things to do as summer draws to a close is to visit the Hunterdon County 4H Fair. We love ogling all the animals (and imagining what … Continue reading
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Tagged #hunterdon county, 4h, cherry tomatoes, delaware township, farming, gardening, gourds, grow your own, heirlooms, hunterdon county 4h fair, jack be little, john, kale, mortgage lifter, new jersey, nj, pretty bird farm, pumpkins, rutgers 250, rutgers 250 tomato, squash, sunflower, tallest sunflower, tomatoes, violet, wapsipinicon peach, wee be little, whatsfordinner
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Tomato Everything
It’s August in New Jersey, and if you aren’t eating three square meals of tomatoes a day you are doing something wrong. Okay, I’m exaggerating. However, as high season for tomatoes is upon us and we are picking daily. And … Continue reading
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Pretty Bird Farm’s Top 10 Plants for Attracting Butterflies to the Garden
It’s mid-July and I must admit our flower gardens are really looking pretty. We have had the perfect balance of sun and rain and it is as if overnight all the butterflies in town have flocked to our gardens. There … Continue reading
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Adventures in Pumpkin Farming
Before this week, we were rather inexperienced at growing pumpkins. Last year we planted 100 seeds of the Small World of Color Pumpkin Mix super late in the season and after weeds, disease and the local wildlife took most of … Continue reading
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