Fresh From the Farm Blog

Father’s Day is this Sunday, June 16. For all of the dads who work at Fredericksburg Farms we salute you and hope you feel loved and appreciated on your “special day.” Dads are the guys who will tell you the real reason you need to do your chore list first before going out with your friends…your mom holds the purse strings for allowances and it is never a bad idea to impress Mom. They also often let little things slide without calling you out for every wrongdoing, because they hope you will return the favor. My daddy gave me a...

Are June weddings still a thing? In years past, June was the most popular month for weddings. The month was actually named for the goddess Juno, who is associated with fertility. In the Middle Ages bathing was not a regular activity and people may have bathed only a few times during the year. Peasants only bathed once a year in late spring when it was warm enough outside to get wet and not freeze one’s self. That made June a good time to be wed so that everyone smelled their best on the special day. Who knew, and all this...

It is the end of May, and across the country graduation ceremonies are being held to signify the completion of academic coursework whether it be high school or college. The ceremonies are predictable; graduates process in to the ceremony site, walking in accompanied by traditional music. It is a serious occasion and no wonder one of the usual music accompaniments is known as “Pomp and Circumstance.” After all of the speeches have been given, and the diplomas handed out, and the hats tossed into the air, thoughts may turn to, “Now, what?” Here at Fredericksburg Farms was are celebrating the...

Memorial Day had its origins after the Civil War and was first known as Decoration Day. Contrary to popular media, Memorial Day is not all about picnics or special sales discounts given to early bird shoppers. Instead, it is a day set aside to remember and honor all those who lost their lives serving in the armed forces to protect our freedoms. It is a day to recall their names and to honor their ultimate sacrifices for our country. I shall always remember my older sister’s high school boyfriend who was killed in action while serving in Vietnam, PFC Richard...

Living in the Texas Hill Country we are eagerly watching every storm system tracking across the county. Will it bring rain? We have been experiencing drought conditions for the last two years so rain is a pleasant option to ponder. Having lived previously in areas where rain was rather a constant weather pattern, I remember dreading approaching gray clouds and the subsequent sounds of a hard driving rainstorm with its accompanying thunder and lightning. Then I consider the rainy days that have the soft patter of raindrops and the earth gets a gentle soaking; those days make one want to...