Fresh From the Farm Blog

It used to seem that birthdays passed slowly. As a kid it took forever for your birthday to come around and that day was much anticipated. Sometime in my 20s I noticed those annual trips around the sun seemed to be speeding up. Now that I am in my 7th decade the years are flying by, and I am looking for company on this racing train. Now I’ve got some company! Our webmaster (and my brother) turns 70 today…we can hang on to this decade together. Happy Birthday from all of us at Fredericksburg Farms!

Back in August when schools started back after summer break it seemed that end of year activities and final exams were eons away. Well, those things happen next month both for colleges and high schools. When our own kids were in high school and college, I used to fix up snack packs to make the study time more pleasant. When they went to college, I shipped them stuff. Here at Fredericksburg Farms, we have some ideas to help you let them know you are thinking of them and make those study hours more enjoyable. Order something from us for your...

Easter is approaching this weekend. Christians worldwide will celebrate the resurrection of Jesus with special religious observations. The true meaning of Easter, like Christmas, has somehow gotten lost in commercialization. For me Easter means realizing that we daily have the opportunity to choose eternal life by simply choosing Jesus as our Lord. The Easter tradition of dyeing eggs came into being because the egg is a symbol of new life. As kids dye the eggs, let us all rejoice in a new life with Jesus. Let the world say Hallelujah!

Looking at the hillsides all around us we are seeing green spreading as the dormant grasses are returning to life. The green hue is also showing in up in the new leaves on trees as one looks across the pasture. Considering that we are still in a severe multi-year drought we will take and enjoy any bits of green we can get. It begs the question of whether this will be the year to break the drought. Time will tell as the weather warms and we move on toward summer. We have had some relatively warm days and small amounts...

The ongoing question in the Hill Country is…will it ever rain again, followed up by WILL WE HAVE BLUEBONNETS this year? I was fortunate to see bluebonnets along the roadsides south of San Antonio as I drove back from a trip to Port Aransas. I haven’t seen any around me back at home but I did spot a few growing in some yards in town. With the ongoing drought who knows if we will see a carpet of blue along the roads and in pastures. Getting bluebonnets to germinate is an interesting proposition because their seed coats are of different...