FARMcurious Blog
Guidelines for Gift Swap/Seed Exchange at our Underground Homesteading Party
We're hosting another Gift Swap event during our Underground Homesteading Party and we couldn't be more excited! We're also adding an heirloom seed exchange component this year so bring the heirloom seeds you've saved to trade with other enthusiasts! We've had a lot of questions regarding how the swap will work so we thought we'd include some guidelines
Posted Sunday, February 26, 2012 | By Nicole Easterday |
Fishing for Answers on Nutrition
It seems the more we learn about nutrition and food the more we wonder what we should really be eating in an ideal world. The answers don't come easily. For every study that indicates a benefit to a food, it seems there's an equally good reason not to consume that item. In fact my best friend's husband just produced the first episode of a podcast series on nutrition which touches on the challenges involved in choosing a meal in light of all the conflicting information available. While it's true that I eat many things that don't fit into the ideal food category (bacon, anyone?), I do try fairly diligently to space those choice out between healthier choices. Now that we're expecting our first child, food choices seem even more critical than ever before. What am I training my baby's tastes buds to enjoy?
Posted Saturday, February 25, 2012 | By Alycia Lang |
Holiday Gift Trade at our Underground Holiday Party
We're hosting our first Gift Trade event during our Underground Holiday Party and we couldn't be more excited! We've had a lot of questions regarding how the holiday gift trade will work and since it's our first go at it, we thought we'd include some guidelines.
Posted Friday, December 02, 2011 | By Alycia Lang |
Dec 10th - 2nd Annual FARMcurious Underground Holiday Party
Sample delicious homemade creations while you explore your homesteading wish list and learn a new skill! Our second annual Underground Holiday Party will be part DIY food demos, part holiday shopping and all party. Join us at the super swanky St Regis Hotel in San Francisco for an afternoon of tasty snacks and holiday fun.
Posted Thursday, November 17, 2011 | By Nicole Easterday |
Results for the Eat Real Raffle!
Thanks so much to everyone who came to our Eat Real Fest booth and participated in our drawing! We had an amazing time meeting and talking to all of your and handed out hundreds of raffle tickets for our giveaway are are so excited about the drawing.
Posted Monday, September 26, 2011 | By Nicole Easterday |
Visit us at Eat Real Fest in Oakland and win!
Everyone loves a good contest right? We've been trying to think of a great way to host a giveaway at Eat Real Festival in Oakland and with the help of some Facebook friends, I think we came up with something really fun.
Posted Friday, September 23, 2011 | By Alycia Lang |
A Backyard Wine-Making Kit is Born
With a lot of help from the amazing guys at Brewmaster in San Leandro, I finally ended up what they and I think is an excellent beginner's kit. I learned a long time ago that I can't sell anything I haven't tried myself so I hope you enjoy my post on how easy home wine-making can be with a little direction and some tasty fresh fruit! If you're interested in ordering the kit for yourself you can find it here or read more about using it on this blog post.
Posted Tuesday, September 20, 2011 | By Alycia Lang |
Making Fruit Wine
I've recently been toying with making fruit wine using the kits that I carry in the store. The Backyard Fruit Wine Making Kit includes everything you need to make a delicious batch of just about any type of wine. It's not limited to fruit either - recipes range from currant wine to watermelon wine and everything in between (including corn and onion!!) All you have to add is sugar and produce (fresh or even dried). I found myself with tons of strawberries at the peak of their freshness so I decided to try out the strawberry wine recipe
Posted Tuesday, September 20, 2011 | By Nicole Easterday |
Going Quackers - Herding Runner Ducks
I've lamented plenty of times about the difficulty of finding a willing and able person to farm-sit while our modern lifestyle takes us to other exciting places. You might have even read my last post about what has happened in the past when we left the farm for a bit. Well, it's happened again. A few weekends ago, Jared and I went up north for some river rafting relaxation and after some desperate pleas for help a good friend of ours came to the rescue. We sent a long, descriptive list of do's, don'ts and dares and she accepted the challenge. We warned her that the chicken door needs to be propped just so with a stick and that the ducks are stinkers to get into their house at night if it's not quite dark yet. She wasn't quite prepared for the formidable challenge those quackers presented.
Posted Thursday, September 01, 2011 | By Nicole Easterday |
Jeremy Ogusky, our favorite new artist
We're proud to introduce an exciting new partnership with Jeremy Ogusky, potter extraordinaire! Jeremy is making the most beautiful fermenting crock I have ever seen and FARMcurious is lucky enough to be able to carry it for him. If you think the crock is gorgeous in the photos, just wait until you see it in real life.
Posted Friday, August 26, 2011 | By Nicole Easterday |