Author Archives: Virtual Farmgirl

I went e-shopping for sleds as soon as I got home because the sled hill near our house was alive with families when I walked by. And it was after dark. The old sledding hill is pretty cool, as steep as the one at The Farm. You can probably go just as far too —Continue reading “The Hills Are Alive with the Sound of Sledding”

Unfortunately it doesn’t look like there’s going to be enough snow for a snow day. But my backyard is blanketed. The iFarmer took a shot of my balcony chair, covered in a fluffy white blanket of powder. It’s too dark for the iPhone to capture the rest of the backyard. The trees are all coveredContinue reading “Let it Snow”

My aunt had trouble commenting on my wine post last night, but she wanted to let me know that there already is a winery in Grant County: Oak Hill Winery. Why I haven’t had the pleasure of trying this wine, I don’t know. I’ll be headed to area wine shops directly next time I’m inContinue reading “Wine Tasting in the Neighborhood”

I tried my first organic wine today, sulfite free. I wasn’t sure about it…you know, change and all. But it was fantastic. Makes me want to seek out more. Since we blew through our lone bottle, I’ll have to do that soon.The wine is “Well Red” by Heartswork Winery…an organic division of Nevada County WineContinue reading “Vineyards on the Mississinewa?”

Besides unpacking decorations, assembling the Christmas village and hanging the Advent calendar, I’ve had the pleasure of doing some holiday party menu scouting today. At the Marion Street Cheese Market, I found a great paprika-coated cheese called Red Dawn from Prairie Fruits Farm. It’s a Brie-like cheese made from goat milk…from our favorites…Nubians and LaContinue reading “Farmgirl Lisa Sure Knows Her Goat Cheese”

It’s Nov. 30…the last day of the “King Corn” Corn-Free Challenge. I have to say, to anyone who made it, truly without ingesting any processed corn products, I applaud you. But I’m not sure I’d believe you. I could hardly get through a meal, let alone a day or 30 without corn products. So onContinue reading “Imagine, A Day Without This Essential”

I was looking for the latest on honey bees…the latest on the sudden disappearance of millions of pollinators. And I came across a disturbing little tidbit that I hadn’t realized before. Beekeepers are treating bees with antibiotics. That’s the recommended antidote to the vanishing bees in Canada. I supposed I shouldn’t be surprised that antibioticsContinue reading “Looking for Antibiotic-Free Honey”

We got the turntable spinning tonight and unpacked all our boxes of vinyl. Oh how I’ve missed these. After Virtual Farm Husband…who will henceforth be known as iFarmer because he’s Mac obsessed…tried to hide all the greats — Air Supply, Madonna, Whitney Houston, Night Ranger (OK, that might make the Goodwill pile) — we settledContinue reading “Rock'n Around the Christmas Tree”

Other than an irritating reference throughout…I found this article in the Salt Lake Tribune to be a touching story about the Farmgirl community. It’s about a woman in Salt Lake who was enveloped by her fellow Farmgirls — many of them would surely make my Farmgirl Hero list — when she developed a dangerous boneContinue reading “Are Farmgirls Followers?”

Good news for the future of school lunch programs: Kids will eat healthier foods…AND, the important part for administrators, it doesn’t cost more to serve healthy meals. At least that’s what researchers at the University of Minnesota have found. AP reports the study of 330 Minnesota schools appears in the December issue of the ReviewContinue reading “Administrators Get Schooled on Healthy Lunches”