It's everyone's worst fear—buying a cartload of eggs from the grocery store or your local farmer, but then throwing it out because it's expired. However, there are some ways to freeze and preserve your eggs so that you don't have to waste food or your money purchasing potentially spoiled foods. Remove from Shell If you are planning to freeze your eggs, you need to make sure first that your eggs are removed from the shell. And, like other things, eggs stored in the shell are harder and less Continue Reading
Loaded Avocado Baked Eggs
This delicious breakfast dish looks as good as it tastes. As an added bonus, you won’t need to dirty any pots or pans to prepare it if you microwave the bacon rather than fry it. And this week I want to highlight eggs and chicken farming. I want to share our journey to raising chickens when our girls were little. But today settle for this recipe for yummy Loaded Avocado Baked Eggs.There are a couple of “tricks” to perfecting this recipe, however. For starters, use large avocados and medium-sized Continue Reading
Chipotle Lime Shrimp Kabobs
I know what you thinking why a shrimp recipe on a farming blog. Well, there are different kinds of farms, and starting this blog has opened my eyes to so many ways agriculture impacts our way of life. So I hope you enjoy this recipe for Chipotle Lime Shrimp Kabobs. Testing Note: This recipe was tested using uncooked peeled deveined extra-large shrimp (16-20 count). Shrimp are sold at the seafood counter by the approximate number per pound, and since size designation has not been Continue Reading
Meditations Inspired By Bees
While most homeowners hire exterminators if they see insects around, some people actually enjoyraising bees. What makes these little bugs so popular? Take a look at the positive qualities of bees andmeditations on how you can develop these attributes in yourself with these meditations inspired by bees. Meditation on the Honey-Making of Bees Honey does so much more than taste delicious on your morning toast. It has all kinds of applications formedicine and manufacturing. Ponder ways you Continue Reading
Poached Pears with Honey Mascarpone Cream
It is Pollinator's week. There is no better way to celebrate pollinator week than by enjoying a sweet treat that showcases some of the insects’ favorite blooms. Here is a recipe that will help you celebrate pollinator week! Get ready for some Poached Pears with Honey Mascarpone Cream. This elegant and easy dessert looks so much more complicated than it actually is!The key to success with this recipe is to choose a naturally firm pear varietal, such as the red Anjou used here. You also want Continue Reading
Our Journey to a Truck
Hey y’all I know I skipped a few months but I had to collect my thoughts before I wrote the promised post about our journey to a truck. It has really gotten me thinking about how farmers tend to have more than one truck and made me thankful for them even more. Don’t quite understand- well bear with me for a few minutes and you will soon learn. Let’s begin with our why behind the truck. As I mentioned before I drive a Chevy Malibu but before that I had a GMC Acadia. When we went to buy Continue Reading
Introducing The Writer and The Farmer
Welcome to The Writer and The Farmer. This blog has been a long time in the making. I came up with the idea in late 2019 and was set to launch it in early 2020 but then Covid hit. I started thinking long and hard about how could I justify another blog where I would go visit farms when everyone was urging us to stay home. So on the back burner, it went. Instead of launching it, I launched something so totally out of my comfort zone. A live youtube and podcast called Chats from the Blog Cabin. Continue Reading
Hey Y’all
Welcome to the Writer and the Farmer. My name is Melissa. I started this blog after a few years working at a local agritourism farm and felt led to tell the "real" story of farming. After one year of working and becoming best friends with the farmer I was working for, I felt that the story of the small farmers needed to be told. But I wasn't sure how to tell it. But just to be clear, I do not have an agriculture background and everything I will be writing about are my thoughts pure and Continue Reading
4th of July Specials From Southside Market
Southside Market wants to help you make Summer Grilling easy this year so you have more time to enjoy with family for upcoming events like the 4th of July weekend! Try some of these delicious grilling favorites: Sausage Slammers, Smoked Hot Beef Sausage, or yummy Jalapeno Cheddar Sausage for your summer get-togethers. Southside's delicious sausages are so easy to grill and serve with any sides or desserts! From now until June 26th, Southside's Jalapeno Cheddar Sausage Value Pack is only Continue Reading