April 13, 2012 As I plant the kitchen garden it is hard to miss bounty that the garden is already providing. The rhubarb plants have blossomed and I had a request for some ideas of…
March 22, 2012 It is difficult to resist the urge to start planting the outdoor gardens with this string of nice days we have been having. Anyone who lives in Iowa knows that the weather…
February 29, 2012 This time of year we teach adult education classes here at Living History Farms and the cooking classes are amongst the most popular. Last week’s class consisted of classic comfort foods. Pizza…
February 8, 2012 As we progress into February we start to see candies and chocolates displayed in our local stores alerting us to the arrival of Valentine’s Day. People have several different opinions on this…
December 20, 2011 Near the back of The Original Boston Cooking School Cookbook (1896) there is a list of different menus for the ardent housewife to draw from as she planned meals for her family. …
December 8, 2011 This is the time of the year when I am grateful to prepare a meal around the wood stove that sits in the dining room of the 1900 farm house. As I…
December 1, 2011 Now that we’ve all had our fill of turkey, it’s time to trim the Christmas tree! Recognizing that holiday traditions vary greatly based on religion and ethnic background, I still wanted to…
November 24, 2011 We’ve started the Historic Dinner season here at the farms! What this means is 7 times a week people make reservations to come out to the 1900 farmhouse, and eat fresh food…
October 5, 2011 We have been quite busy at the 1900 farm during this harvest season! Central Iowa has celebrated some absolutely beautiful days these past couple of weeks, and while we’ve been busy in…
September 24, 2011 Food consumed by the public, both in grocery stores and in restaurants, is subject to federal regulations. As food providers, modern farms are inspected under laws governed generally by the FDA. Those…
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