October 28, 2012 If you live in Iowa you haven’t missed that 2012 is a Presidential election year. Living History Farms was honored to welcome President Obama in September. We are commonly referred to as…
October 9, 2012 This season our apple trees at the 1900 farm did not produce much useable fruit. It’s hard to pinpoint why, but the strange growing season this year surely played a part. Nevertheless,…
September 21, 2012 Yesterday we canned six quarts of tomatoes from our garden here at the 1900 farm. We grow heirloom varieties, which are delicious. It’s been busy here, preserving food for the winter time….
September 7, 2012 I don’t know about you guys, but after the heat and drought of this summer, we are anxiously awaiting fall on the 1900 farm. The last 6 weeks of the season will…
July 6, 2012 One of the cookbooks we like to use is The Way To a….Man’s Heart, “The Settlement” Cook Book. The version we have was originally published in 1903 in Milwaukee, WI, in support…
June 20, 2012 We are a little ways out from the juicy red tomatoes, striped green cucumbers, bright white onions, or sunny orange pumpkins, but we can still celebrate a bit of early color in…
June 1, 2012 This past weekend we celebrated strawberry season on the farm; by making 8 pints of strawberry jam! I found several different recipes for strawberry jams and jellies when I was flipping through…
May 17, 2012 A little while ago I had a request for the molasses cookie recipe that we use here at the 1900 farm. I decided that I would pass along the recipe in honor…
April 30, 2012 We’ve been enjoying some nice days at the 1900 farm. We are wrapping up the school enrichment programs and preparing for the 1000+ school children that will visit us during the month…
April 23, 2012 This past Spring we have been hard at work refreshing some of the interior paint at the 1900 house. It is difficult to find time to do small projects like this as…
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