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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: new jersey
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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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
Posted in In the Kitchen
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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News from the Coop at Pretty Bird Farm
We have a rooster! Or at least two! (Please don’t let there be more than two). Our Blue Ameracauna has been looking a little suspicious for the past few weeks. It’s nearly twice the size (at 4 months) of some … Continue reading
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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Tagged #hunterdon county, ball jars, black krim, canning, foodie, fruit, fulper family farmstead, gardening, growyourown, harvest, inthekitchen, Jersey Tomatoes, lunch ideas, meatless monday, nebraska wedding, new jersey, pesto, Pineapple, Preserves, Preserving, pretty bird farm, recipe, sandwiches, sauce, tomato, Tomato Jam, tomato pie, Tomato Recipes, Tomato Sandwich, Tomato Sauce, tomatoes, violet, Violet's Blend, wapsipinicon peach, whatsfordinner
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What’s for Dinner: Stuffed Acorn Squash
My friend Stacey made this beautiful stuffed Cupcake Squash last week: View this post on Instagram Literally the best thing I've ever made! @burpeehg Cupcake Squash with quinoa, aged cheddar, tomatoes, thyme, sage, and green onion! All grown in the … Continue reading
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Tagged #hunterdon county, acornsquash, bandol, black krim, BlackKrim, cheese, corn, cupcake squash, dinner, Farmtotable, foodie, Garden, john, levana, mozzarella, new jersey, nj, pretty bird farm, prettybirdfarm, quinoa, recipe, seed exchange, squash, The Rosemont Cafe, tomatoes, Tour du Bon, violet, whatsfordinner
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Rainbow Tomato Pie
Although we did make it out to the garden early for some tomato picking and cut flower arranging, the rain kept us inside for most of the day today. Things sure do jump when we get a few days of … Continue reading
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Tagged #hunterdon county, basil, black krim, chablis, cheese, cut flowers, foodie, fulper family farmstead, garden state, heirloom, inthekitchen, john, mortgage lifter, nebraska wedding, new jersey, nj, pie, pretty bird farm, prettybirdfarm, rainbow, recipe, tomato, tomato pie, tomatoes, violet, wapsipinicon peach, whatsfordinner
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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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Tagged farming, Garden, gardening, grow your own, hunterdon county, in the garden, john, new jersey, nj, planting, pretty bird farm, pumpkins, seeds, tilling, violet
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