March 30, 2009
Abbe Turner's hopeful voice echoed off the bare white walls of her future. Standing in an empty building, Turner confidently laid out her designs to convert the old Portage County Labor Temple in Kent into a cheese and candy factory. Turner and her husband, Anderson, who is the director of galleries for…
February 28, 2010
Kent – After years of dreaming and planning, a Portage County family is sharing the wholesome goodness from their dairy goat farm with neighbors far and wide....
by Estelle Brown, The Villager
These cute hogs are know as the American Mulefoot. They are a heritage breed on the Slow Food Ark of Taste. As Abbe is a Slow Food Terra Madre delegate we felt it was important to support this breed.
American Mulefoot Hog Association
Slow Food Ark of Taste
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
I spend a lot of time taking pride in the world around me. I love where I live. I'm not just talking about the farm. I love being in northeast Ohio and am constantly surprised by the beauty I see here everyday. Even on those cold winter days we all hide…
Monday, October 19, 2009
Lucky Penny Farm in Garrettsville and Lucky Penny Creamery in Kent are special places where art, agriculture, food and family intersect. Although it exists for us as a family business and farm in rural Ohio, its just as much a state of mind dedicated to food, family, living simply and sustainably.…
Saturday, October 10, 2009
Although pairing cheese and wine is de rigueur, many of my friends (and myself) often prefer a bottle of beer to a glass of wine. Most of us have never considered pairing other beverages with our fromage. Does this mean that we, as connoisseurs of local handcrafted food, can't enjoy wonderful…
Thursday, August 27, 2009
It's fair time at the farm, and wow - what a busy week. Between running forth to the fairgrounds, milking goats, unloading hay wagons, getting the children ready for school and the two full-time off farm jobs we hold, it amazing that we are able to do this week at all.…
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
This is a bag of "Quality Mash" from the grain elevators my great-grandparents ran. It's old and faded, but the cotton used to make it still feels fairly strong. I know my great-grandmother used some of these feed sacks to make quilts and other clothing. It's an easy thing to…