Fresh From the Farm Blog

The date clearly says September, but is it Fall yet? The jury is still out! September weatherwise is often just an extension of summer, although the days are getting a bit shorter, they are still awfully warm. Where I notice it most is coming out of my office to eat lunch As I go to the car to drive home for lunch it is just plain hot…I guess I could just heat up my lunch leftovers on the dash of my car. It would save using the microwave or toaster oven. With that being said, I do find that as...

Meet some of our Fredericksburg Farms “Freshie Team!” This talented group of individuals create, manufacture and package our signature “Freshie” line of air fresheners. Working with cookie molds, resin beads, fragrance, color, and lots of glitter, they fill the molds which are then baked in our commercial ovens, cooled, removed from the molds, trimmed, hanging elastic added, and finally packaged and boxed to go into inventory…but not for long as these items fly off the shelves. Thanks “Freshie team!” You all sparkle! Click here to see Freshies!

It used to be that Labor Day signaled the official end of summer, and most schools started classes after Labor Day. Not so today, some schools started the first of August and many schools have year-round classes. However, I do think that Labor Day picnics and cookouts are still a thing, at least in our area they are. So…what to fix for a crowd of friends and family…I’m thinking sticky ribs, grilled corn on the cob, tomato and watermelon salad, with pickled red onions, lots of iced tea or your favorite brews, and homemade ice cream! That should just about...

It’s time for the 135th Gillespie County Fair here in Fredericksburg! It is the oldest continuous county fair in Texas and it’s a big deal! The kids get a Friday off from school to attend the fair parade that travels slowly down Main Street with queens waving from floats, bands, drill teams, antique cars, tractors, and local business people smiling and waving from their service trucks. Folks of all ages are readying their jams, jellies, pies, crafts, needlework for entry into the fair, along with their prize garden produce, eggs, hay, and pecans. Each is hoping to win a blue...

Our local stores are stocked with “Back to School Supplies,” and even though it still seems like summer, schools are starting back in the next week or so. I can still remember the smell of new school supplies as I unpacked them and placed them in my desk on the first day of school each year. Big Chief tablets, crayons, pencils, scissors, a ruler, the all-important pencil box, and a jar of white paste. I still remember the smell of that paste and remember that some kids in my class ate it. Most kids were excited for the first day...