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Fresh, local food is coming in

June 6, 2009

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Although it has been “unseasonably cool” there’s asparagus at King’s and Bolt’s, and over at Providence Farm Andrea and Ryan Romeyn are getting ready for the first CSA pickups of the year.  Andrea writes: Even with our cool spring, the gardens look wonderful . . . . We are starting . . .  the week of June […]

In the midst of deepest winter, the heart turns to geraniums – and Antrim produce

January 26, 2009

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I am in receipt of Loraine Mottern’s annual Geranium Sale flyer – a cheery sight when the world seems all black and white.  It’s nice to be reminded that one day, perhaps in our grandchildren’s lifetimes, flowers will bloom Up North once more.  You can order some yourself, in six colors, and feel good about supporting the […]

Comfort food

September 24, 2008

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The other day I was so aggravated over the news – don’t get me started – that I was threatening to destroy myself with pie.  Upon reflection, this seemed to me to be a poor solution.  I would not affect the doings of the Rapacious Robber Barons in the least, and I would do myself […]

Post pantry: August in Antrim (you knew there’d be another sunflower)

August 27, 2008

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I know, I know – I didn’t do any posts last week at all.  I’m trying to catch up.  Here are some of the things I did instead: Borrowed some visiting grandchildren and had adventures (more about THAT in a post of its own).  Acquired quite a collection of skunk smell remedies (more about THAT […]

Day trip: Scenic drive through ripening plenty

July 16, 2008

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When I was little, I lived on a farm in Wisconsin and took it for granted that I would eat peas off the vine, sitting in the dirt in the sun while a loving grandma worked nearby. I would pick blackberries and blueberries in the sandy, brambly patches near the woods. No wonder that years […]

Meet the Romeyns of Providence Farm

April 17, 2008

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One year a neighbor and I joined a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program at the Wagbo Peace Center in East Jordan, managed by Ryan Romeyn. This is a picture of one week’s bounty in August, 2002. Think about that for a moment. I took a picture of my produce. That’s how fresh and lovely it […]

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