What a beautiful day for the Farmer’s Market! Check out what we got: Extra large eggs from Cedar Run Farms, carrots, onions, and green beans from Lockbriar Farms, locust honey from Flower Moon Soaps, and two croissants and 7-grain bread …
On my way back from Zumba this morning, I was greeted by this guy: He (she?) is a guinea fowl. There are two of them that live in our neighborhood, and they roam around our street every morning, cheerfully eating …
As part of our CSA share, we picked up a pound of peas. I love peas. For dinner, I wanted to combine a few of our share items, and thought I’d look through my cookbooks for something new. A lot …
Last year, when we were dreaming about the idea of a backyard homestead, Shane said, “I can’t wait to walk around the backyard, grab a handful of berries or nuts and happily munch away.” Today, that dream came to life. …
This year, we joined the Colchester Farm CSA. Each week, we pick up fresh vegetables at Kingstown Farm, Home & Garden (this just happens to be our pickup location—they also offer pickup on the Farm and at the Farmer’s Market). …
Oh, hello future! You crept up on me. Feels like it was just yesterday that I was talking about you! My hope was that others in the community would want to talk about the recent oil spill in the gulf, …
Update on last night’s Chestertown World Café event! Over 120 town residents came to the World Café discussion last night. All participants were randomly arranged in small table groups—a great way to quickly meet new people! During the event, which …
I spent the day running errands. On top of everything else, I managed to Sub for a Zumba class at Commitment Fitness Find shoes for a wedding later this month weed the vegetable garden boxes (aren’t they looking pretty??) and …
I’ve declared today Errand Day! I’ll be all over the upper shore today, gathering items for a friend’s wedding that I’m in, items for making jam (yay!), and more. First, yummies from last night: Shane’s Brill(iant) smashed potatoes He chopped …
During the week, lunch is my favorite meal. (During the weekend, breakfast wins) Now that the Farmer’s Market is in full swing, we have so many yummy, local options! For lunch today, I made simple sandwiches: Foccacia bread from Doug …