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Tidbit: Great year for apples

By On October 28, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Here’s a tidbit from the Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Working Group‘s (NESAWG) monthly news digest.

The weather this year has been ideal for apples with the crop estimated to be 30 million apples in New York State alone. The New York Apple Association and apple farmers have collaborated to produce a website,

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Apples and the New Year

By On September 27, 2011 · Leave a Comment

The Jewish New Year is fast approaching, beginning tomorrow night. We’ll celebrate with our friends and family, both in synagogue and outside. It’s a special time of year for Jews, and brings back memories of crisp fall days, dipping apples into honey and wishing our loved ones a Happy and Sweet New Year. It’s a [...]

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Bucks Food Calendar: August 19, 2011

By On August 19, 2011 · 1 Comment

If some of these “scattered thunderstorms” can hold off, it looks like a pretty decent weekend. Which is great news if you are heading over to the 2011 Middletown Grange Fair. We will be going tonight – for the BBQ Chicken Dinner, of course, and to see the bunnies and maybe buy a [...]

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Bucks Food Calendar: September 16, 2010

By On September 16, 2010 · Leave a Comment

Crisp, sunny days. Cool nights. Crunchy leaves underfoot. If I didn’t know it was fall by these familiar things, all I need to do is look at our food events calendar for the culinary equivalent – apples, wine, beer and harvest festivals. Sandwiched between a hot, dry summer and a cold winter to come, we [...]

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Apple sightings

By On September 15, 2010 · 2 Comments

Honey Crisp, Gala, Red Delicious, Golden Delicious, Jonathan, McIntosh, Cortland, Empire, Fuji, Jonagold, Macoun, Ozark Gold, Summer Rambos, Red McIntosh, Ginger Gold, Sanza, Daybreak Fuji, Ruby Jon, Crimson Crisp, Cameo, Stayman Winesap. These are all the apple varieties available in Bucks County. So far.

I’m still in mourning over the end of [...]

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Tidbit: Storing apples for winter

By On January 8, 2010 · Leave a Comment

Here’s a great post from Grow Indie on how to store apples for the winter. There are still plenty of locally grown apples available at Manoff Market Garden and Solebury Orchards. 

Amy Manoff suggests keeping the apples as cold as possible without freezing. Manoff’s has 3 varieties left for sale – [...]

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A cool, crisp November weekend

By On November 6, 2009 · Leave a Comment

It’s been awhile since I’ve done a “weekend run-down.” But I’m finally feeling more myself and getting over (fingers crossed) this pneumonia. Mark, however, has bronchitis. My family has started referring to our home as “Plague City.” Lovely.

But there is so much fun stuff going on this weekend that I simply had to [...]

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Bucks County apples: Juicy, crunchy and sweet

By On October 23, 2009 · Leave a Comment

by guest blogger Susan Sprague Yeske

Autumn means more than pumpkins at Bucks County farms and farm markets; it also means a parade of apples that change weekly, each with its own personality and flavor.

With enticing names such as Zestar, Honey Crisp, Cortland, Macoun, Mutsu, Keepsake, Gala, Fuji, Jonagold, Jonathan, Empire, McIntosh, [...]

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Thoughts on the New Year

By On September 30, 2009 · Leave a Comment

We have much to be grateful for here in Bucks County. As we move into a new season with its own beauty and bounty (apples and pumpkins!), we’ve got to be thankful that we live here. Good food, good wine and good community.

Mark and I recently observed the Jewish High Holy Days of Rosh [...]

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Labor Day in Bucks County

By On September 3, 2009 · Leave a Comment

“Can you believe it’s Labor Day?” That’s what everyone seems to be saying. But we welcome the cooler weather and the increase in food activities in Bucks County and nearby. Lots of fun stuff to do this weekend, and in the weeks to come. Check out our calendar of Food Events in Bucks [...]

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Last Farm Tour and Potluck at Manoff Market Gardens

By On August 31, 2009 · Leave a Comment

The Bucks County Foodshed Alliance is hosting its final summer evening farm tour this Wednesday, September 2nd at the Manoff Market Gardens in Solebury.

The potluck supper begins at 6:30pm and is followed at 7:30pm by the farmer-guided tour of one of the area’s premier small farms. There is no charge [...]

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