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Making Butter at the Farm and in Your Kitchen

Posted on August 12, 2011

August 12, 2011 I’ve written about separating cream and turning that into ice cream, but I haven’t told you about one of the things we do quite frequently on the 1900 farm with our cream. …

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Gathering the Cream and Fancy Green Beans

Posted on July 26, 2011

July 26, 2011 Before I tell you about the cream, I want to let you know that the 1900 farm picked our first tomato today.  It was eaten right out of the garden, and it…

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Pigs!

Posted on June 8, 2011

June 8, 2011 New piglets are all the buzz at the 1900 farm, and with that in mind, I thought I would take a time out to share on the importance of pigs to 1900…

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Chicken in a Basket

Posted on June 3, 2011

June 3, 2011 I realize I haven’t given you guys a recipe from the kitchen lately, so I will tell you about last week’s Chicken in a Basket. My lovely assistant found this recipe and…

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Updates! and Forced Asparagus

Posted on May 17, 2011

May 17, 2011 We are well into the swing of things now at the 1900 farm, but I wanted to take a minute and show a few updates from previous posts.  I am happy to…

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In the Fields

Posted on May 13, 2011

May 13, 2011 This week, farmers in Iowa have taken advantage of the warm, dry weather to get their corn planted into the ground. Here at the 1900 farm, we’re doing the same. We’re not…

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Going to Town

Posted on May 3, 2011

May 3, 2011 This past week shaped up to be a flourish of activity as we prepared to open the gates and welcome visitors to Living History Farms on Saturday.  The last minute preparations include…

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Mud and Potatoes

Posted on April 14, 2011

April 14, 2011 Sarah Gillespie Huftalen writes in her journal on Tuesday April 3, 1877, that, “it is very muddy.”[1] She goes on to comment, “Mud, Mud, Mud.”[2] The Gillespie family lived in central Iowa…

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