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Category Archives: Life’s Simple Pleasures
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
Red Raspberries coming soon!
The wait for red raspberries is almost over. We anticipate they will be ripe the last week of June. We’ll keep you posted!
Posted in activities, DIY, for purchase, gardening, Life's Simple Pleasures, PYO berries, Seasonal
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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
Blue Birds Brighten your Garden!
I love to view Blue Birds on my farm. I don’t have many and so when I do happen to see one, it is a simple pleasure to be appreciated!
Posted in activities, gardening, Life's Simple Pleasures
Tagged blue bird, blue bird identification, nesting box
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Is your Garden awake?
In my part of the country, the last frost date has past and I am anxiously waiting to get my seedlings and seeds into the ground. Rain continues to come at regular intervals so the ground is too wet to … Continue reading
I Can’t Stop Touching my Alpaca Fiber hats and ear warmers!
I have raised alpacas for 3 going on 4 years now. Different than any other farm animal I have experienced, and wonderful in their own distinct fashion. I had the raw fiber processed into yarn for the first time this … Continue reading
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