Fresh From the Farm Blog

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Safety Yellow

It is August and for many of us with small businesses we are gearing up for fourth quarter production and sales. It is also a chance to finish up any...

Safety Yellow

It is August and for many of us with small businesses we are gearing up for fourth quarter production and sales. It is also a chance to finish up any...

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Gillespie County Fair

It is county fair time in Fredericksburg. The Gillespie County Fair is the oldest, continuous county fair in Texas and is replete with a midway, fair foods like funnel cakes...

Gillespie County Fair

It is county fair time in Fredericksburg. The Gillespie County Fair is the oldest, continuous county fair in Texas and is replete with a midway, fair foods like funnel cakes...

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Back to School – Big Backpacks, Bigger Hearts, ...

School is starting. I remember when school started after Labor Day and ended by Memorial Day. No longer, these days most schools start in mid-August and often run well into...

Back to School – Big Backpacks, Bigger Hearts, ...

School is starting. I remember when school started after Labor Day and ended by Memorial Day. No longer, these days most schools start in mid-August and often run well into...

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Canning and Preserving

As summer comes to an end, I always have plans to do some canning and preserving with the summer’s bounty of fruits and vegetables. Peaches and blackberries are already put...

Canning and Preserving

As summer comes to an end, I always have plans to do some canning and preserving with the summer’s bounty of fruits and vegetables. Peaches and blackberries are already put...

The calendar says it is the end of July

The calendar says it is the end of July

The calendar says it is the end of July, but my mind tells me it is time to Christmas shop! I have always been a firm believer in shopping early...

The calendar says it is the end of July

The calendar says it is the end of July, but my mind tells me it is time to Christmas shop! I have always been a firm believer in shopping early...

Small Business is Exciting

Small Business is Exciting

Having begun our business as a small wholesale plant nursery, with a staff of two, my husband and I, it has been an interesting journey to get to where we...

Small Business is Exciting

Having begun our business as a small wholesale plant nursery, with a staff of two, my husband and I, it has been an interesting journey to get to where we...