Browsing All Posts filed under »Local foods«

Saying good-bye

August 21, 2011

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I had meant this to be “Saying good-bye to summer” – which in my case is not all bad, as I am a fool for autumn – but I have spent a good part of the afternoon trying to deal with internet strangeness/WordPress goofups and I am having deep thoughts. We Shall See. If you […]

Cute kids, excellent treats, and a new toy–what more could you want?

August 5, 2011

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I had to tell you about these before I forgot where I sampled them, because you would never forgive me if I knew about something like this and failed to mention it.

About those rumors . . .

June 27, 2011

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Internet updates, scary wildlife, and crop reports. Real news for a real township.

Local farmers, local foods: Sampling excellent treats

June 9, 2011

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I had forgotten--I forget everything--that the Elk Rapids Farmers Market was beginning last week. Fortunately the farmers remembered, and there they were, the early birds who have things to sell at the beginning of the Food Season. Luckily I was passing by.

Here’s the beef

May 4, 2011

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Last fall I arranged to purchase a beef quarter from Marshall and Cathy McAuliff. No, we are not going to visit an Old Fashioned Beef Slaughter. We did that with the hog and once is enough for any blog. We are simply going to visit the McAuliffs on Pickup Day.

All creatures great and small

April 21, 2011

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I was exchanging pleasantries with a friend on Monday when a glossy little vole darted out from under the propane tank and into the pasture grass. This was a very busy little vole, and looked suspiciously rotund.