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December 31, 2018 Afternoon at Chestnut Hill Farm

I love fall festivals – and we spent a fun day at Chestnut Hill Farm in Southborough. The afternoon was filled with tractor rides, great live music, pumpkin carving and painting and of course, lots of good food. The chocolate pie (bottom right) was an exceptional dessert – and I picked it up while the […]

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November 21, 2018 Picking Fruit at Tougas Farm

Another place we liked to pick our own fruit this season was Tougas Farm in Northborough. We did strawberries and cherries here this season, but this time of year they do have apple picking available. The first time we went was when the baby was fairly new – so here I am with three kids […]

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November 5, 2018 Sunshine Farm

This summer was all about picking our own fruit. The kids loved it – we did everything from strawberries to peaches and blueberries. One of the places that we like to go is Sunshine Farm in Sherborn. If you go when they first open in the morning you pretty much have the place to yourselves, […]

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September 19, 2017 Sunshine Farm – Tuesday Water Cooler

Our family went down with summer colds this past weekend, so we took it easy. I’m throwing it back to a fun thing we did in July for my Tuesday Water Cooler post this week. We hit the tail end of blueberry season (July) and the beginning of peach season (August) at Sunshine Farm on […]

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November 8, 2016 Little Leaf Farms

This weekend I had the opportunity to head out to Devens, MA to check out Little Leaf Farms. So what is a girl who doesn’t like eating vegetables doing at a lettuce farm? Right?!! Well it turns out that I was just waiting for the right vegetables. Little Leaf Farms may have just converted me into […]

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November 1, 2015 Carnivore’s Manifesto

Last weekend I was invited to attend a farm dinner (at Appleton Farms in Ipswich) and lecture featuring Patrick Martins, author of The Carnivore’s Manifesto: Eating Well, Eating Responsibly, and Eating Meat. I arrived a little early and was able to walk around the farm. The Trustees manage the 1,000 acre property that was a gift […]

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September 30, 2015 Norwell Farms Farm to Fork Dinner

I was excited to be invited back to Norwell Farms for their 2nd annual Farm to Fork dinner. Check out last year’s event here. Last year it rained, but this year you couldn’t have asked for better weather. Guests gathered under the tent for a night of delicious bites, tasty craft cocktails and crazy good […]

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October 13, 2014 Norwell Farms

On October 3rd, guests came out in festive attire to attend Norwell Farm’s first farm to table benefit dinner. The main tent held the chefs and the band and the secondary tent had long tables for guests to take a load off and relax, while enjoying delicious food that came straight from the farm. The […]

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September 11, 2014 Vermont Farm Tour

I had really wanted to attend this year’s Vermont Cheese Festival but we were going to be in Vermont the week after. So the next best thing would be a Vermont Farm Tour. I looked up the company and contacted Chris Howell, the owner. We made plans to meet on Friday in Middlebury. Tours are […]

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