Last summer's peach preserves and bread,YUM!

Nothing is much better than homemade bread and the fruit of your labor from last summer-
homemade peach preserves!

Heritage Turkeys for Thanksgiving

From poults to immatures to full grown turkeys, the turkeys at Pleasant Hill Farm in Rixeyville Va have been fun to photograph.

Last summer they looked like

this!


Today they are mature , in their full glory heritage turkeys!

I found the colors of them incredible.

Locavores have indoor herb gardens!

If it isnt too late in your area, consider bringing in your herbs. If you have a south facing window , you can harvest your herbs all winter.


Just remember to rotate them so they dont get all lopsided!

Locavores Eat Best!

Take advantage of the locally grown fruits and vegetables at your local farmers market.


You help support local agriculture and you get the benefits of produce that is the freshest available.

The time is now with all the late veggies coming on the market

For me it is a feast for both eyes and my taste buds.

Get out and buy local

10 Dozen is a lot of ears of Corn!

Getting a new freezer has made me a little insane. I must fill it with fresh, locavore produce, even if it kills me.


10 dozen ears of corn to freeze didnt really sound like a lot, but the reality of it was quite different.

I couldnt help but notice how beautiful the corn itself was, the colors, the freshness, the whole package begged to be photographed.

Now freezing that much corn means you have to shuck it, clean it, blanche it, stick in freezing cold water and then cut it off the cob.

This is a nifty trick, I always hated the way corn goes flying everywhere when you cut if off the cob.

Use an old bundt pan, and it catches all the corn , making your job much easier and to my way of thinking, fun!

All the corn is now safely tucked away in the freezer and I know we will be glad this winter, but for now, I am glad it is one more job done!!

Locavores get the freshest peaches!

When you buy local, you get the best deal. You know you are getting the freshest produce but often at orchards the prices are better than getting your produce at the store.






These wonderful Cresthaven were from the local orchard and when the leaves are still on the peaches and not dried up, you know they were just picked.

Nothing better than a fresh from the tree peach!

Be a Locavore!

Now is the season to can and freeze. Buy local and process it to enjoy during the winter months. Time to wash up those canning jars!

Clean those strawberries,

make that jam.

Blanche those beans

Freeze the blueberries,

and fill the freezer! By processing local foods, you will eat healthier, support local growers and best of all enjoy better tasting food!

Local Turkeys get Bigger!

My friends at Pleasant Hill Farm in Rixeyville,VA, were gracious enough to let me get some pictures I needed for a publication. I photographed these same turkeys as poults, my how they have grown!



Compared to commerical turkeys, these guys have a good life.
Sunday when I was there , they were moving the fences so they had a new field to find bugs and ticks in.

There is always work to do on the farm.


The farm is outside of Culpepper VA and what a beautiful farm it is!

If you ever visit the Culpepper Farmers Market, be sure to check out Pleasant Hill Farm!