Notes from Maggie's Farm

Hey food friends! You asked for it, you GOT it. A second class in the Home Cheesemaking series will be held Thursday, May 26, 2016.  Find the details below, and information on grabbing a ticket here. Class size is limited so grab your spot ASAP!
You are a cheesemaker! Sound impossible? Well it's not. It's absolutely within reach of beginning and experienced cooks alike....

Employing the old adage what grows together, goes together this weekend at the market, we prepared a simple, classic French potato salad using the best of farmers' harvests, and a favorite vendor condiment. Find the basic recipe below, and following...

UPDATE: This In the Garden, monthly guide for April has been updated with new gardening tasks and scheduled plantings, and Farmers' Almanac weather forecasts and moon phases for April 2016.
Thinking about starting a new hobby? Maybe grow a bit of your own food or flower this year? Get growing and going with this post from the archives, Preparing Your (New or Existing) Garden....

On the 40-acre Belle Vie Farm and Kitchen, located just north of Elgin, Texas, ducks, geese, turkeys, and now pigs peacefully share the good life with humans Aubrey and Perrine Noelke with a sweet cherub of a baby girl, and another baby on the way. They...