Posted on July 20, 2020
by Laura Beacher Long
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What comes to your mind when you think about the word positive? I think about being certain of something, like I am absolutely 100% positive that I do not like snakes, especially when they are in the chicken coop! Or, I think about being… Continue Reading “Positively Positive”
Category: Faith, Family, Farm, HealthTags: Barn, Be Light, Books, covid-19, Faith, Family, Family Farm, Farm, farmlife, farmwife, farmwomenstrong, Health, NC Century Farm, New Barn, Positive, Postivity, quarantine, Summer Reads, sunflowers
Yesterday was Pickle Day here at The Farm. Refrigerator pickles are one of my favorite treats of summer! I started making this summer staple of the Long household years ago when Carl’s Aunt Sherry shared her recipe with me. It is simple, easy to… Continue Reading “pickles and perspective”
Category: Faith, Family, Farm, RecipesTags: Bible, biblical view, cucumbers, Faith, Family, Farm, farm kitchen, farmlife, farmwife, farmwomenstrong, homegrown, NC Century Farm, perspective, pickles, Recipes, refrigerator pickles, shop local
Hello from The Farm at Crowders Creek. I hope that you are having a great week and that you are enjoying these first few official days of summer! Last week I posted a short video on Instagram in which I promised that I would… Continue Reading “Blackberries!”
Category: Farm, RecipesTags: blackberries, blackberry cobbler, blackberry wine, Faith, Family, Farm, farmlife, farmwife, local growers, shop local, summer produce, winemaking, zucchini bread
Hello from The Farm at Crowders Creek! In the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, the 2019-20 school year came to a close last week for us here in Gaston County. One of my favorite things about summer vacation is the opportunity I have to… Continue Reading “weeding”
Category: Faith, Family, Farm, garden prepTags: armor of god, Bible, blackberries, eatlocal, Faith, Family, Farm, farmlife, farmwife, guard your heart, hearts, homegrown, John Deere, mastergardener, spiritual warfare, summer squash, weeds, zucchini bread
Posted on April 27, 2020
by Laura Beacher Long
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On a chilly December 2019 afternoon, my she-shed was delivered to The Farm at Crowders Creek. Carl found this building on Facebook Marketplace, most likely thinking of all the ways he could use it. Nevertheless, it happily became mine! Armed with Pinterest inspiration galore,… Continue Reading “Renewal”
Category: Faith, Family, Farm, garden prep, she-shed, UncategorizedTags: Bible, DIY, Faith, Family, Farm, pinterest, project, renewal, she-shed, transformation