Illinois Farm Girl

a mother's perspective on farm life & farm kids

Flat Aggie Visits The Great Pumpkin Patch

The Condill family welcomed me with open arms to their Centennial farm, The 200 Acres. The 200 Acres is made up of The Great Pumpkin Patch, The Homestead Bakery and The Homestead Seeds. They take pumpkins all the way from dirt to dessert, from seed to a pumpkin to a pie. I am excited to show you everything I saw on my recent visit to this farm in Arthur, IL. ...

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Field Meals: Menu 3

And the rain came pouring down, but not enough to slow My Farmer.  By noon, the semi was hauling in corn, thus I reluctantly spent the afternoon in the kitchen preparing dinner.  This farmer's wife doesn't always greet dinner duty with bells on. Tonight's rather simple dinner was delivered and served just as the skies opened up in a twilight rain which effectively sent the farmers home. ...

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Field Meals: Menu 2

This time of year every meal is based on what can be harvested from the garden.  Thus sweet potatoes in Meal 1 and for this menu green bell peppers.  The plants have exploded in the past weeks so I decided to use them as an unconventional taco shell. ...

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Field Meals: Menu 1

So, it's begun.  Harvest with its early mornings, late starts, country road traffic jams and field meals.  As I shared last year, serving a hot dinner to our harvest crew is one way we (my mother-in-law, sister-in-law and I) can contribute to this challenging yet rewarding season.  You can find my 2013 menu plans on the  Field Meals page, as well as links to this year's dinner plans, which may or ...

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Flat Aggie: About Soybeans

With each Flat Aggie report, I’ll be putting together a list additional resources, websites, recipes, books, and activities.  Use this and farmer math from A Kansas Farm Mom to bring Flat Aggie’s Agmazing Adventures to life! ...

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