Restoring our NC Century farm one project at a time…stumping, bulldozing and clearing our way into 2021!
Category: Faith, Family, Farm, GoalsTags: Faith, Family, Family Farm, Farm, farm projects, farmlife, farmwife, green pastures, livestock, NC farm, new pasture, restore, restoring
Time…a special gift I am learning to appreciate more each day! As we prepare to celebrate Christmas, find out what @TheFarmatCrowdersCreek is up to this December!
Category: Christmas, Faith, Family, Farm, RecipesTags: Birth of Jesus, bundt cake, butterscotch glaze, cake, Christ, Christmas, Christmas at the farm, Christmas dinner, Family, Family Christmas, Farm, farm projects, farmhouse, farmlife, farmwife, gift, holiday baking, holiday recipes, holidays, home cooked, home cooking, maple pumplin bundt cake, nativity, projects, Recipes, sweet potato casserole, sweet potatoes, time, traditions
Posted on September 11, 2020
by Laura Beacher Long
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Hello from the western Piedmont of North Carolina! Today, as our nation reflects on the events of 9/11/2001, I am thankful for our country, for the indomitable spirit of the American people, and for the freedom we have living in the United States of… Continue Reading “Friday’s Farm Minute”
Category: UncategorizedTags: 9/11, 9/11 remembered, buckwheat, cover crops, Faith, fall gardening, Family, Family Farm, Farm, farmlife, farmwife, fava beans, God, homegrown, hoop tunnels, NC Century Farm, Organic Growers School, priorities, raised beds, sharing our stories
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