Farmers are incredible. Not only do they work outside, every day, in all kinds of climates, but they dare to plant potatoes in the Adirondack mountains, cantaloupe in the Schoharie Valley, ghost peppers in Dutchess County, and berries literally anywhere (berries?? You’d have to be crazy with all the bugs and moisture!!). When the weather gets weird, like it is … Read More
Veggies for Dessert
Let us explain! While these delightful desserts have a vegetable as the focus, they are by no means a health product (sigh of relief). We recognize that sometimes all of us get a tad veggie-fatigued and want to dig in to something sweet and satisfying at the end of the day. Here are some veggie desserts sure to please, with the … Read More
Fine Filaments of Affection
On 1863, Sarah Josepha Hale pitched the idea of creating a national Thanksgiving holiday to President Abraham Lincoln (she had lobbied four other Presidents before him). Her argument was that the divided country needed a unifying holiday after the stress of the Civil War. Today, with media replacing muskets we find ourselves with a similar need. She wrote to Honest … Read More