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Meat bird harvest time

July 13, 2020 / phillipsfarmbatavia / 1 Comment

It is hard to believe but the teensy Cornish Cross chicks we brought home May 16 are already ready to harvest. These birds grew so amazingly fast, putting on weight almost before our eyes. May 16 June 2 June 23 At 7 weeks old, the males are coming out at 6-8.5 pounds dressed; females at … Continue reading Meat bird harvest time

A New Generation of Foragers is Born

March 18, 2019March 18, 2019 / phillipsfarmbatavia / Leave a comment

The middle schoolers from the Xavier University Montessori Lab School have been coming out once each month this school year to spend a day learning and helping with a project.  Today's theme was "Signs of Spring." We started off the day by dividing into three groups.  Each was to search out as many signs of … Continue reading A New Generation of Foragers is Born

Ham Bone & Veggie Soup

December 25, 2018December 25, 2018 / phillipsfarmbatavia / 1 Comment

Every year, the Joseph family gifts a full holiday meal to each Cincinnati police officer as a show of gratitude for their service to the city.  This year we chose a ham as our meat and I prepared it for our Christmas Eve dinner. There is inevitably lots of ham leftover, and a lovely bone.  … Continue reading Ham Bone & Veggie Soup

Blackberry Pear Pie

November 25, 2018 / phillipsfarmbatavia / 1 Comment

As I type I'm enjoying leftovers of my pie from Thanksgiving dinner so, as promised, I'm sharing the recipe. I found this recipe in the Thanksgiving edition of Good Housekeeping magazine and saved it because I still have a basin full of pears from our tree out in the fridge. Any interesting pear recipe I … Continue reading Blackberry Pear Pie

Pear Pie

October 7, 2018 / phillipsfarmbatavia / 1 Comment

The abundance from the two old pear trees continues to fill my days. Yesterday I processed 18 pounds into 4 batches of lavender pear jam and 12 pounds into a double batch of pear butter. That wasn't even one basket of pears. I still have 5 more baskets in the big fridge to make my … Continue reading Pear Pie

When life gives you apples, make applesauce

September 13, 2018 / phillipsfarmbatavia / Leave a comment

My husband and I were driving down State route 222 a couple weeks ago when I noticed a small apple tree in front of an apartment complex. "Oooh," I said, "Are those apples??!" Josh rolled his eyes and said, "I am not pulling over so you can pick apples." Well I wrote down the number … Continue reading When life gives you apples, make applesauce

New Partnership with Cincinnati Nature Center

September 5, 2018 / phillipsfarmbatavia / 1 Comment

Hello all. I do apologize that I have not written more on this blog in the last month. It feels like I've been doing nothing but harvesting and canning for the last few weeks. Tomatoes come in by the wheelbarrow every few days, and pears and jalapeños now as well. I've made lots of tomato … Continue reading New Partnership with Cincinnati Nature Center

Pear Season Returns

August 22, 2018 / phillipsfarmbatavia / Leave a comment

A sure sign of fall on its way is the return of pears here at the farm. We are blessed with a huge old pear tree that Frank and Rita planted when they lived here and another on our back neighbor's lot, from which I also usually get some fruit. Both seem to be some … Continue reading Pear Season Returns

New Bread List

August 13, 2018 / phillipsfarmbatavia / Leave a comment

I have had a number of people ask me to let them know when I am baking bread.  I've had enough interest that I've decided to create a Bread Email List. Here's my general plan: I'll send out an email Tuesday morning to the list.  If you'd like to place an order, you'll need to … Continue reading New Bread List

August in Northern Michigan: a Food Paradise

August 8, 2018 / phillipsfarmbatavia / 2 Comments

We spent the weekend at our house up in Michigan for my sweet husband's birthday. This weekend had me saying, "yup, I could live up here!" Apparently Northern Michigan is a food paradise come late summer. The day we arrived I went out to check on my plants in the yard. I found my raspberry … Continue reading August in Northern Michigan: a Food Paradise

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