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Category Archives: food preservation
Summer Harvests are in full swing
I am a 4-H Youth Development Educator and have been gardening and preserving the bounty for over 40 years. I love my garden and I love the products I have preserved by water-bath canning, pressure canning, dehydrating and freezing! Recently … Continue reading
Open for Raspberry picking
The Red Raspberries are ripe and oh so sweet! Black Berries are ripening a bit early this year, and available as well. Best time to pick is in the morning before the heat of the day. Hours are 8 am-6 … Continue reading
Love Blackberries?
Quarter Amish Farm 24611 Van Wedding Road, Sunman, IN 47041 call at 812-623-2803 or 812-584-8193 It’s July and the thornless blackberries are ready to pick. Come rain or shine, and pick under the high tunnel. This is a great outing … Continue reading
Blackberry Pickers Needed!
Blackberry season will continue for a few more weeks at Quarteramish. If you have not been able to visit the berry farm, please plan to do so at your earliest convenience. Berries are large and sweet but they won’t last … Continue reading
Thornless Blackberries are ripe and ready for picking
Thornless Blackberries are ready for picking! The berries are big, juicy and delicious! Morning is the best time to pick for both you and the berries, as the heat of the day is rough on both. We have blackberries in … Continue reading
Red Raspberries are Ready!
The berries are ready for picking! Red Raspberries are $5 a pound; a quart is about 1 and a third pounds. We suggest you pick in the morning as the heat of the day is hard on you and the … Continue reading
Blackberries A Plenty!
The blackberries are ready to be picked. We had another harsh winter and I was afraid the berries would be damaged this year, but once again the high tunnel did it’s job and salvaged a crop for us. It is … Continue reading
Posted in activities, DIY, food preservation, for purchase, gardening, Health, Life's Simple Pleasures, PYO berries, Seasonal
Tagged blackberries, support local growers, U-Pick
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Red Raspberries are beginning to ripen
June is here, but it feels like summer. The temperatures have risen and red raspberries are beginning to ripen. The plants are loaded and looking great! Please call for picking conditions beginning on Friday June 19th. 812-623-2803. Looks like a … Continue reading
Blackberry Season at a Close
The berries are finished for the season. A big “Thank You” from Quarter Amish to all who made this year a success. Thank you for stopping by and we hope to see you again next season. We sold many pounds … Continue reading
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Tagged blackberries, pick your own, raspberries, season, season over, U-Pick
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Homemade Tomato Sauce is Easier than you Think!!
What can you do with these? Roma tomatoes are great to eat fresh like apples, slice onto sandwiches, toss into salads, saute with garlic and olive oil and maybe a few other veggies, or prepare and preserve to use throughout … Continue reading
Posted in activities, creativity, DIY, food preservation, gardening, gift ideas, Health, Household, Life's Simple Pleasures, Recipe, Seasonal
Tagged big-batch recipe, canning, farm market produce ideas, gardening, home food preservation, recipe, Roma tomates, sauce making, spaghetti sauce, step by step directions, tomato sauce, tomato uses
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