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	Honest Farm Refrigerator Pickle Recipe By: Susie Quick Thursday, September 28, 2006 @ 8:43 AM Filed under: Recipes from Honest Farm, Sustaining (our farm blog) These days I’m spending less time in the garden and more time in the kitchen making jams, relishes, and, my favorite, pickles. This would have been the farthest thing from my mind back in the day when I used to watch my mother make jelly, can tomatoes, and brine cucumbers. I mean, why do that when you can buy them at the Big Star supermarket? Read the full post. Comments (3) E. coli outbreak keeps rising By: Susie Quick Thursday, September 21, 2006 @ 8:37 AM Filed under: Sustaining (our farm blog) The latest statistics from the CDC says 157 people have now been diagnosed in 23 states. I wonder about the lag time between someone getting diagnosed, tested, and it becoming a statistic with the CDC. A friend of mine has a daughter in Texas, diagnosed, tested, and treated a week ago and the CDC still doesn’t have any cases in Texas. I wonder if reporting to the CDC is voluntary for states? Here’s the link to the news from the CDC: http://www.cdc.gov/foodborne/ecolispinach/current.htm As of 1 PM (ET) September 21, 2006, Thursday, 157 persons infected with the outbreak strain of E. coli O157:H7 have been reported to CDC from 23 states. Read the full post. Comments (0) Corn Dawg By: Susie Quick Wednesday, September 20, 2006 @ 9:42 PM Filed under: Photos A gratuitous cute pet photo. Watching Ben peel and eat an ear of sweet corn (monetary value .35 cents an ear) serves as entertainment at the farm stand. Permanent link to this post (30 words, 1 image, estimated 7 secs reading time) Comments (0) Chef in the Garden By: Susie Quick @ 3:53 PM Filed under: Photos My chef friend Ouita Michel of the Holly Hill Inn in Midway, KY. The restaurant has bought a lof of our crops this year. Praise the lord (and Ouita). Permanent link to this post (31 words, 1 image, estimated 7 secs reading time) Comments (0) Scarytina By: Susie Quick @ 3:50 PM Filed under: Photos A lof of people think our scarecrow was separated at birth from Christina Aguilera. I think she wore those earrings to the Grammys. Permanent link to this post (25 words, 1 image, estimated 6 secs reading time) Comments (0) Tractor Girl By: Susie Quick @ 3:46 PM Filed under: Photos Lauren is fond of farm equipment, especially red tractors. Permanent link to this post (11 words, 1 image, estimated 3 secs reading time) Comments (0) The Kids Garden By: Susie Quick @ 3:44 PM Filed under: Photos We used straw bales to create a raised bed for sweet potato vines, cleome and climbing hyacinths. This is the entrance to the Honest Farm childrens’ garden. Permanent link to this post (29 words, 1 image, estimated 7 secs reading time) Comments (0) Children’s Garden Opening By: Susie Quick @ 3:42 PM Filed under: Photos Professor Mark Keating from the University of Kentucky’s Sustainble Agriculture program and daughter Celeste. Mark spoke to visitors on opening day of the Childrens’ Garden. Permanent link to this post (27 words, 1 image, estimated 6 secs reading time) Comments (0) Hay Ride By: Susie Quick @ 3:40 PM Filed under: Photos If you ever want to entertain kids, just hitch up a wagon and throw on a few bales of hay. Who needs a PlayStation? Permanent link to this post (26 words, 1 image, estimated 6 secs reading time) Comments (0) Mother’s Big Helpers By: Susie Quick @ 3:37 PM Filed under: Photos Seve and Castro often help me pick beans and eradicate the hog weeds. Bless ‘em! Permanent link to this post (17 words, 1 image, estimated 4 secs reading time) Comments (0) — Next Page »
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