Fresh From the Farm Blog

Our director of sales here at Fredericksburg Farms is Ryan Crunk, and man oh man, he really knows how to grill up chicken. So, after people keep asking him how he makes that good chicken, we have made a collection of the Fredericksburg Farms products he uses to make this delicious dish. Follow his directions and you too can amaze your friends and family members with this ever so tasty chicken. As my late mother-in-law would say it is “just larrapin’ sookey.” You folks from East Texas will know what she meant! So, if you want to make some spectacular...

It’s down to the last gasp of summer…have your kids or grandkids been to summer camp yet? Oh, the lists and mighty preparations that are made to send kiddos off to camp for a few weeks. In our family, the kids all go to camp out in West Texas at Prude Ranch Summer Camp. This camp is located on an actual ranch that was started back in 1897 by the Prude family. Summer camps began as a way to make extra money and to give city kids a chance to experience ranch life in the beautiful Davis Mountains, just outside...

Are you ready to road trip? Does anyone else love a road trip like I do? My childhood memories are filled with adventures on road trips with my parents and grandparents. We would decide on a destination, make lists, and load the car. Each step of the preparations contributed to building excitement and anticipation. Sometimes as a kid, I would be so excited about going on a trip I literally got sick to my stomach the night before we left. As an adult I continued the road tripping adventures with my husband and kids, leaving at the crack of dawn,...

What is your favorite summertime meal?  I asked around and heard about these favorites from some of our staff. Barbecued Chicken and Street Corn, cooked outside on the grill accompanied by Watermelon Margaritas. Another person offered up Beef Kebabs with Onions, Bell peppers and Mushrooms cooked on the skewers along with the meat accompanied by a cold frosty beer. Still another suggested Grilled Ahi Tuna with Cucumber Salad and a fresh Pineapple and Lemonade. All of this is starting to make me awfully hungry…so before I get too distracted, I will offer up my own favorite meal. It would be...

Can you imagine what it was like on the first fourth of July in 1776? The delegates at the meeting in Philadelphia struggling to decide to declare independence from Britain were fearful for their lives because Britain would see this act as treason, punishable by death. Those delegates set out on a path that has led to where we are today, citizens of a free and independent, prosperous nation. They were farmers, tradesmen, some were aristocrats, some were well educated and some had little education. What they had in common was the courage and convictions to take action and stand...