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Earl’s Bucks County goes local

As some of you may know from our tweets Monday night, Mark and I attended the preview party for the “new” Earl’s restaurant in Lahaska (Peddler’s Village).
First, let’s get the whole price thing out of the way. Most people I know (”locals”) have avoided Earl’s for the last few years due to a rather expensive [...]

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Tidbit: Storing apples for winter

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 – Fuji, Pink Lady and Gold Rush – [...]

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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, Winesap, Stayman, Cameo, Sun [...]

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Berry-Yummy

By guest blogger Susan Sprague Yeske
Pardon my purple-stained fingers, but I’ve just finished picking the best black raspberries ever at Penn Vermont Fruit Farm in Bedminster.
Apparently the slow ripening process brought on by extended cool spring weather is helping to create a terrific raspberry season. I picked seven pints of black raspberries last week and [...]

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