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For those of you who wonder what kids do with ALL those stuffies… Well, my Future Farmgirl uses all of hers, plus the ones she’s co-opted from her brother. I often find them lined up, watching her play or set up as a crowd for a show she’s producing. She talks to them and takesContinue reading “Some Kids Play With All Their Toys”

I’m homing in on the location of the old building photos I posted a while back. A cousin, on the iFarmer’s side, guessed, (without looking at this blog) that it’s an old schoolhouse at Middlefork, Ind. That’s in Clinton County, which reminds me that it could be a municipal building in or near Rossville, whichContinue reading “Closer to Naming that Building/Town”

For ag movie lovers, there’s a nice post at Bill’s Movie News and Reviews about the National Archives, which on Saturday hosted an environmental film festival “For a Better America: The New Deal on Film.” Bill reviews the films and provides links, including for one that I’d like to see, “Power and the Land” (1940,Continue reading “Farms on Film”

Thanks to Vital Information for the tip on some fantastic-looking granola made by a local chef, Carol Watson. The Milk & Honey Granola site has a teaser link to recipes, but there are only two on the list. Still, the granola – chock full of sunflower seeds, almonds and dried cherries combined with hints ofContinue reading “Buy Local Tip of the Day”

Sad news in Southern Indiana with death of Joe Huber, who turned his 260-acre farm in Starlight into a massive u-pick operation. Huber, described by the News and Tribune as an “agri-business icon,” started the first u-pick farm in the Midwest in 1967. When the u-pick biz lost its momentum in the 1980s, Huber andContinue reading “RIP U-Pick Pioneer”

I was uploading some pix from my camera and realized I had these gems of a decaying public building from 1892. Anyone know where/what this is? I actually can’t recall precisely. I forgot to write it down, though I pass it every time I visit The Farm. For those of you who are not intimatelyContinue reading “Name That Building/Town”

David Cook rocked American Idol, yet again. [It was surprisingly entertaining and exciting to see Idol get access to the Lennon/McCartney songbook. I was worried the Idol contestants couldn’t measure up (can you say David Hernandez?)]. I’m so thrilled to have heard Cook’s rock out version of the haunting ballad Eleanor Rigby, one of myContinue reading “Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da”

It’s just me and the kids this week. The iFarmer is working nights, raising money for good deeds. But we haven’t used his absence as an excuse to let loose, sit around, watch TV and eat pizza. I admit it. I’ve done that. And coming off the flu, I was tempted. But this week, we’veContinue reading “This Week: Mommy & Me Bake-a-thon”

I am still obsessed with the Trib’s Peep diorama contest (up to 189 self entries at this writing). And, I have a new favorite: BRAVO Scoob7. Bravo!

Q: How do you know when your local farmers market is a success? A: When the produce is gone even before the market opens. That’s what early risers are discovering at the Santa Barbara Farmers Market. Bigger companies are swiping up the fresh greens by placing advance orders, the LA Times reports on its EmeraldContinue reading “Food Fight at So. Cal. Farmers Market”