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Be Cozy & Tour in the OFF SEASON
I'm at it again - a bridge in the midst of a country/city cultural conundrum...or maybe just somebody playing with alliteration! The...
Sarah Brenner
Dec 23, 20234 min read
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Sunflower Oil 101 - A LOCAL OLIVE OIL REPLACEMENT
Somebody recently asked the question, "What part of the sunflower produces oil?" Well, the answer is the seed. It seems to me that people...
Sarah Brenner
Jul 31, 20234 min read
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Is Your New Ground Green? Probably Not.
Richard Abraham June 2023 Painting the corner leading to Lake View Organic Farm First let's define terms. William often refers to one of...
Sarah Brenner
Jun 20, 20233 min read
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In a dry year you get DONE
Time to start foraging chamomile for FARM TEA FARMER WILLIAM says, If it doesn't rain, we won't have second crop hay to cut and bale....
Sarah Brenner
Jun 14, 20232 min read
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I'd rather have a bowl of soup
Two things have had great influence over me in the last couple of months. One was a small and innocuous inspiration incited by a quick...
Sarah Brenner
Jun 6, 20237 min read
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Did You Plant Crooked Rows?
Farmers take their planting style and row esthetic very seriously, and unless planting on contour, do not want to be teased with that old...
Sarah Brenner
May 31, 20232 min read
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Pinch Me Mode
Life on the farm goes into over drive this time of year. Between big field prep and planting, the greenhouse and launching all of the...
Sarah Brenner
May 25, 20232 min read
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May I Introduce You
Boy, has this guy been getting attention lately! Lots of you have been asking about the cat. He showed up at Lake View Organic Farm a few...
Sarah Brenner
May 9, 20232 min read
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My feet are on the FARM
Like everyone, we love getting outside this time of year. Things are finally greening up, we've been in the gardens and fields, and...
Sarah Brenner
May 4, 20233 min read
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Back Outside & Taking a Farmhouse World Kitchen Break
This certainly doesn't look like the permaculture garden it once was! Nine years ago we built a raised bed garden using the layer up...
Sarah Brenner
Apr 25, 20231 min read
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What's in the Bowl?
FARM NEWS Since I'm the blog writer, you can probably tell that I'm focused on the food aspect of our enterprise, but a lot has been...
Sarah Brenner
Apr 19, 20234 min read
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Mow's Every Little Thing?
Pay close attention. There will be a quiz at the end. Do you remember the difference between hay and straw? Which one do you want for...
Sarah Brenner
Apr 12, 20234 min read
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Plant, plants, planting, plant-based
This time of year my cells start screaming, "Give me green!" I need to see green, grow green, be green, and eat green greens! It's a...
Sarah Brenner
Apr 5, 20232 min read
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I Owe You One
I'm on a cooking building expedition with MAPLE! Before I fill you in on all that's happening at both the FWK and LVOF, I feel it...
Sarah Brenner
Mar 29, 20235 min read
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The Symbolic Meaning of Food
This time of year the sun's abrupt angle starts to feel harsh conjuring Fall and its hazy hot yellows. The quiet blanketed greens give...
Sarah Brenner
Aug 30, 20224 min read
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