December 21st, 2011 by Becky Striepe
Yesterday, I was lucky enough to ride out to some Athens farms with Margie. When we passed that hay snowman above, I knew that we had to have a second Vegetable Husband Christmas card this year.
Our first visit was out to Mills Farm, where I got to see how Alice and Tim Mills make our corn grits and corn flower. I have to say, it blew my mind! Tim basically built the mill mechanism out of spare parts, and it mills the corn without a lick of electricity! Their donkey, Luke, runs their mill. Check out the mill in action:
Read the rest of this entry »
Athens, hunger, local food, Mills Farm, power of community
December 14th, 2011 by Becky Striepe
Margie holding a bunch of baby chard at Steve Miller's farm
I love riding out to the farms with Margie! Today, we hit up Steve Miller’s place. Nope, not this fella:
Read the rest of this entry »
Christmas card, eat local, ecard, goats, local food, Marry Christmas, Mary's Goat Farm, parsley, Steve Miller
December 7th, 2011 by Becky Striepe
What a day! It’s been alternating between a drizzle and torrential downpour since early this morning. To cheer you guys up this grey, chilly, rainy day, we’ve got a fun surprise for you! Either this week or next, there’s going to be a special little “extra” in or around some of the baskets. A few lucky, random folks will find a special surprise… Read the rest of this entry »
Atlanta, CSA, eat local, fennel recipe, Jerusalem artichokes, local food, Serenbe Farms, sunchokes
