Nothing says summer like fresh-squeezed lemonade. Come cool off with an ice-cold glass from the Country Store! We are also serving up fruit slushies and canned drinks to help you enjoy the sizzlin’ summer.
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What better way to enjoy a cool, crisp Fall morning that with scones fresh from the oven. Why, we’re drooling just writing this blog!
You’ll need:
To make:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a food processor, combine flour, sugars, baking powder, pumpkin spice, cinnamon, and salt. Pulse until ingredients are well combined. Sprinkle butter pieces over the top of the flour mixture and pulse until mixture becomes fine crumbs.
In a large measuring cup, whisk together heavy cream, pumpkin puree, and vanilla extract until smooth. Pour pumpkin/cream mixture over flour/butter mixture in food processor and pulse until mixture begins to clump.
Carefully turn dough out onto lightly floured surface. Fold the dough in half over itself and use your hands to gently flatten layers together. Rotate the dough and fold in half again, repeating this step 5 times (don’t overwork the dough). Form into a disk about 6 inches wide.
Using a large knife, cut dough into 8 wedges pressing knife straight down (don’t saw). Place scones 2 inches apart on a parchment paper lined cookie sheet. Brush each scone with heavy cream and sprinkle with coarse sugar.
Transfer to oven and bake for 17 minutes. Enjoy!
Enjoy corny Fall family fun in the country with 7-acre pumpkin patch, more than 40+ attractions and activities … and lots of good things to eat!
Summer is a great time of year for getting the little ones out of the house and enjoying nature! Here’s a fun cheap and easy project for inviting nature to your backyard.
What you’ll need:
Empty toilet paper rolls
Peanut butter
Bird seed
Butter knife
To make:
Using a butter knife, spread the peanut butter on the outside of the toilet paper rolls. Roll the tubes in the bird seed. Place the tube over a branch on a tree and enjoy watching the birds munch!
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Come visit us this Summer at the farm! We have 30+ family-friendly activities, adorable farm animals, and lots of tasty things to eat.
You know you’re in trouble with a plant right off the bat when you don’t know what to call it! Do you pronounce it Clem-a-tis or Clem-a-tis? Whatever…we all know which plant we’re talking about. Here’s one time tested piece of advice: Keep their heads in the sun and their feet in the shade.
The truth is that clematis like their roots cool and moist, but they grow best in a sunny location. You can accomplish that a number of ways. Place mulch at the base of the plant or plant other perennials that don’t compete (ex. iris aren’t deep rooted). Decorative rocks also help shade the soil.
There are lots of cool varieties in many different colors these days. Heck ,they are even bush cultivars now! No old-fashioned garden is complete without them.
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‘Tis the season for sugar and spice and everything PUMPKIN! We have some wonderful baking pumpkins here at the farm perfect for making scrumptious treats such as this delectable pumpkin bread.
You’ll need:
To make:
Preheat oven to 350°F. In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, salt, spices and sugar. In another large bowl, combine eggs, water, oil and pumpkin. Stir the mixture until blended. Next, combine the wet and dry ingredients. Add nuts (optional) and mix well.
Lightly grease the bottoms of two 9×5″ loaf pans and pour in the batter. Bake for one hour. Insert a toothpick in the middle of the bread. If the toothpick comes out clean, the bread is done. Cool slightly and take out of the pans to cool completely on a rack. Enjoy!
Enjoy corny Fall family fun in the country with 7-acre pumpkin patch, more than 40+ attractions and activities … and lots of good things to eat!
2915 Willow Run Rd.
