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| Red Tractor Girl |
Posted - Aug 26 2016 : 06:21:43 AM
Hey Farmgirls~ I am jumping in here today to remind our regulars and tell our newcomers that September 1st starts our Second Annual Farmgirl Apple Festival. For those of you who are new here, last year we started a new holiday, here at MJF, with a month long Apple Festival in September. We share our favorite apple recipes, apple trees we might have at our homes, work on our own MJF Apple Badge, and share apple stories and other fun activities. The month ends with our own homegrown holiday ; Apple Pie Sunday. It is always the last Sunday of the month of September and this year it will be September 25, 2016.
OUR WINNER FOR THE GIVEAWAY IS nndairy!! Congratulations Heather and I hope you enjoy your apple goodies. Your package ships this morning!!
Memories and TidBits you might remember or want to know! 
Did you know and remember that MaryJane has our Mascot Apple tree? Yep, it is a 100 year old tree on her farm and you can see it on the cover of the current MJF magazine.
We have a fun Apple Badge you can work on. I just love the apple graphic on the badge!
There are several links under Farm Kitchen from last year so check them out and read about what we did together.
Did you know that the Japanese developed the "Fuji" apple from the Colonial favorite Ralls-Genet and a Red Delicious? It is now the third most favorite commercial apple grown and available in grocery stores here in the US.
This year, I will be going to England on September 12 so if anyone would like to host an apple themed swap here at the farm, it would be a lot of fun. Since I am gone so much, I cannot do it this year.
However................
To kick off this upcoming special MJF Festival Month, I am offering an apple themed giveaway. Sign ups start today and go through September 1. September 2, I will select a winner and mail out your package to help you celebrate your month.
I hope you all will start thinking about your favorite ways to eat apples and start sharing with everyone here!!!
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Winnie #3109
Red Tractor Girl
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| ddmashayekhi |
Posted - Sep 13 2016 : 04:56:13 AM
What a wonderful way for autumn to begin for you Heather! Enjoy!
Dawn in IL
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| forgetmenot |
Posted - Sep 12 2016 : 09:56:26 AM
Congratulations, Heather!!!
Farmgirl sister #3926
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| Pearlsnjeans |
Posted - Sep 09 2016 : 9:26:52 PM
Congratulations Heather!
Vicki
Farmgirl Sister #120
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| Red Tractor Girl |
Posted - Sep 08 2016 : 4:36:43 PM
Enjoy Heather and let us know how you like using the pie crust bag and any recipes that you try and love!
Winnie #3109
Red Tractor Girl
Farm Sister of the Year 2014-2015 |
| hudsonsinaf |
Posted - Sep 08 2016 : 2:19:51 PM
What a lovely package! Congratulations Heather! <3
~ Shannon, Sister # 5349
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| nndairy |
Posted - Sep 08 2016 : 1:30:00 PM
Winnie,
Thank you so much for the apple package! What a great way to start off fall - now if the weather would just follow suite LOL!!
Here'a a picture for everyone to see the goodies I got :
There's a hand quilted table mat, a book about apples that includes a lot of recipes, a flour sac towel that has an apple crisp recipe on it, a pie crust bag to help roll your pie crust out evenly and in the right shape (I've never seen one before, but I sure will use it!!), some postcards from folk artist Audrey Eclectic, an apple ornament, and some tea. What a great package!! Thanks again Winnie.
~Heather
Farmgirl Sister #4701
September 2014 Farmgirl of the Month
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"The purpose of life is to enjoy every moment" - Yogi teabag
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| Dreamer42 |
Posted - Sep 05 2016 : 7:58:40 PM
Congratulations, Heather! How fun! Happy fall time to you!
Dreamer42
Farmgirl Sister #7038 |
| MaryJanesNiece |
Posted - Sep 05 2016 : 2:44:16 PM
Congratulations Heather! What a great way to start out the September Farmgirl Apple Festival!
Krista |
| lovinRchickens |
Posted - Sep 05 2016 : 10:21:29 AM
Congrats Heather.
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| Blessed in Colorado |
Posted - Sep 05 2016 : 07:06:02 AM
Congratulations Heather, what a wonderful way to start the fall season!
Hugs,
Deb
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| nndairy |
Posted - Sep 02 2016 : 10:36:07 AM
How wonderful! I'm so excited :)
~Heather
Farmgirl Sister #4701
September 2014 Farmgirl of the Month
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| ceejay48 |
Posted - Sep 02 2016 : 09:36:24 AM
Congratulations Heather! Enjoy your goodies!
CJ
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| Marilyn Hartman Sullivan |
Posted - Sep 02 2016 : 08:22:39 AM
Congratulations Heather! Enjoy all that "appley" goodness!!
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| YellowRose |
Posted - Sep 02 2016 : 07:10:54 AM
Congratulations Heather.
Sara~~~ FarmGirl Sister #6034 8/25/14
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| Kiltie Girl |
Posted - Aug 30 2016 : 1:06:11 PM
I'd like to sign up! I love, love, love apples!!! We only have four apple trees on our property and about ten more on our IL's property (where our "farm" is at). This weekend is applesauce weekend at our farm!!!! Plus, I on making my Great-Grandma's German apple cake - it's delicious!
Farmgirl Sister #7120
"Leave room in your garden for the fairies to dance." |
| Cissik |
Posted - Aug 30 2016 : 11:04:02 AM
Thanks for the crock pot idea for apple butter. Yum, triple yum. There's a method of using pie plates, cover with a large piece of foil, slice apples into a bowl and covering the apple slices with the mixture of flour, sugar and spices. Mix up gently and pile into pie plate.Add more or less depending on how high you like your pies. Cover tightly with the foil and freeze. Once completely frozen, remove and put into freezer bags for long term storage. This way you know you have the right amount for a pie. I found several tin pie plates at a thrift store. I have to admit my favorite pie plate is a brown enamel 9". The crust browns so beautifully and the pie is well cooked. Used glass plates for years until I discovered these. They are still made and are available through Amazon.
Sylvia
Kent, WA
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| quiltee |
Posted - Aug 30 2016 : 04:26:19 AM
I LOVE apples. I like to make Apple Crisp from a recipe my mother used. I am going to try making apple butter this year. I'd like to try making Jam, but that might have to be next year. We'll see how this Fall turns out.
Please sign me up for the giveaway, Winnie.
Farmgirl hugs,
Farmgirl #1919
Farm Girl of the Month August 2015
Linda O
Lone Oak, TX
"Women are Angels, and when someone breaks our wings, we simply continue to fly . . . on a broomstick - we're flexible, like that."
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| levisgrammy |
Posted - Aug 29 2016 : 8:50:29 PM
I am going to be doing apple pie jam, apple butter and drying apples this year. I love the way everything smells during the fall. And apples make the house smell great. Sign me up for your giveaway please Winnie!
~Denise~
Farmgirl Sister #43
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| Pearlsnjeans |
Posted - Aug 29 2016 : 7:38:48 PM
The fragrance of apples speaks "autumn" to me. Apples, leaves falling, good memories. As a teen, I picked apples at a local farm. My favorite way to eat an apple is picked fresh from the tree, so crisp! Part of my job as an apple picker was also sorting and making cider. That was great fun, fresh apple cider was yummy too! My favorite apple is the honey crisp. Please sign me up.
Vicki
Farmgirl Sister #120
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| sherone_13 |
Posted - Aug 29 2016 : 10:39:38 AM
Yay, how fun! I was just gifted a big bag of green apples. I will whip up a couple of recipes and share them on here! Please sign me up!
Sherone
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| firecatinc |
Posted - Aug 28 2016 : 1:03:39 PM
Love apples. Where is the information on the badge. I'm new.
Farmgirl #7131
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| lovinRchickens |
Posted - Aug 28 2016 : 12:48:40 PM
Winnie I would love to be entered. Fall is my favorite season. Tho it's much too short some years. Our apple trees did not have the best crop this year. Last year it was plentiful.
Farmgirl #5111
Farmgirl of the month October 2014
Blessings
~Kelly~ |
| hudsonsinaf |
Posted - Aug 27 2016 : 3:33:39 PM
Apple pie, apple crisp, apple pie jam, apple butter, dehydrated apples... all are scrumptious! But I think my favorite part is going with the kids to pick the apples... It is a day away from the "normal" stuff and a day of spending quality time together as a family <3
Thank you Winnie for the opportunity for the giveaway! I love this time of year!!!
~ Shannon, Sister # 5349
Farmgirl of the Month - January 2016
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| Bonnie Ellis |
Posted - Aug 27 2016 : 2:26:04 PM
Thanks Winnie. Apples are already out at the great Minnesota state fair. Sign me up for the giveaway too.
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| Red Tractor Girl |
Posted - Aug 27 2016 : 1:29:12 PM
I love hearing all of your apple thoughts and ideas! This is going to be such a fun month for everyone!!
Heather~ that apple pie filling recipe will be perfect for your Apple Pie Sunday celebration too!!
Winnie #3109
Red Tractor Girl
Farm Sister of the Year 2014-2015 |
