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Holidays:  September Farmgirl Apple Festival 2016 WINNER!!  |
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Red Tractor Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
6517 Posts
Winnie
Gainesville
Fl
USA
6517 Posts |
 Posted - Aug 26 2016 : 06:21:43 AM
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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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ceridwen
True Blue Farmgirl
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Carole
New York
USA
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
6797 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
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Posted - Aug 26 2016 : 08:18:13 AM
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Winnie thanks for hosting an Apple Give-away. Do we sign up here or will you be posting another thread?
Sara~~~ FarmGirl Sister #6034 8/25/14
FarmGirl of the Month Sept 2015.
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janamarieje
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jana
Southern California
USA
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Posted - Aug 26 2016 : 08:38:15 AM
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My favorite part of apple season is making and canning applesauce and apple butter, along with eating apples whole, sliced with caramel or peanut butter and of course apple pies. Yum, yum!
Please sign me up for the Apple Festival 2016 Giveaway!
Jana
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Blessed in Colorado
True Blue Farmgirl
6438 Posts
Debbie L.
Oregon
USA
6438 Posts |
Posted - Aug 26 2016 : 08:57:23 AM
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What fun Winnie, please sign me up. Fall is in the air here and I am making chunky applesauce.
My favorite apples are Gala!
Hugs,
Deb
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Blessed in Colorado
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Marilyn Hartman Sullivan
True Blue Farmgirl
1138 Posts
Marilyn
Oxford
PA
USA
1138 Posts |
Posted - Aug 26 2016 : 12:28:28 PM
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Sign me up, please! I am up for anything APPLE! We have a favorite orchard down in Maryland and they grow Crispins -- my absolute favorite of all favorite apples! They bake, they cook, they are delightful eaten fresh. Mmmmmm. Another yummy reason to love fall.
Farmgirl #6318
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Red Tractor Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
6517 Posts
Winnie
Gainesville
Fl
USA
6517 Posts |
Posted - Aug 26 2016 : 12:41:21 PM
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Everyone, you sign up on this post for the giveaway. Welcome everyone who has thrown their name in the hat so far. I know many of you, like me, love apples and all things Fall!!
Winnie #3109
Red Tractor Girl
Farm Sister of the Year 2014-2015 |
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MaryJanesNiece
True Blue Farmgirl
6685 Posts
Krista
Utah
USA
6685 Posts |
Posted - Aug 26 2016 : 1:17:46 PM
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I am so excited for the apple festival! I have never made my own apple pie before but I know I will be trying on September 25. Apples are my all time favorite fruit so this will be super fun! My first year here for the apple festival!
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ceejay48
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm/Sharpshooter
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CeeJay (CJ)
Dolores
Colorado
USA
13564 Posts |
Posted - Aug 26 2016 : 3:43:12 PM
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Hey Winnie,
Sign me up please! I'll be out there in the orchard pickin' and grinnin' when the apples are ready. My hubby and I just now came in from a walk through the trees to check them out. It'll be applesauce for sure and probably an apple crisp here and there . . . maybe some put in the freezer. We'll have to see what freezer space looks like by them.
Thanks for hosting this years giveaway!
CJ
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Cissik
True Blue Farmgirl
578 Posts
Sylvia
Kent
WA
USA
578 Posts |
Posted - Aug 27 2016 : 08:57:32 AM
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Sign me up. I already had to canned apple pie filling. Our trees and gardens are off this year. My September apple tree dropped fruit starting in July. Crazy. My Oct. trees dropped two weeks ago. I'm dying to make some apple butter. Anybody have a good method?
Sylvia
Kent, WA
Farm Girl #5389
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Nancy Gartenman
True Blue Farmgirl
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Nancy
West Seneca
New York
USA
9092 Posts |
Posted - Aug 27 2016 : 09:10:46 AM
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Hi Winnie,
Thanks for all the info about Apple Month. I must have been napping and missed this Sept event. I would love to be in the drawing. And You have a wonderful trip to England, would love to hear all about your trip.
Nancy Jo
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janamarieje
True Blue Farmgirl
1022 Posts
Jana
Southern California
USA
1022 Posts |
Posted - Aug 27 2016 : 09:30:39 AM
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Sylvia, I use crockpots to cook my apple butter. It adds such a wonderful fall smell to the house.
Jana
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Gardening is cheaper than therapy and you get tomatoes. ~Author Unknown
All I really need is love, but a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt! ~Charles Schulz
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nndairy
True Blue Farmgirl
2991 Posts
Heather
Wapakoneta
Ohio
USA
2991 Posts |
Posted - Aug 27 2016 : 12:20:12 PM
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Thanks for the reminder Winnie! I've been admiring the apples on the trees waiting for the orchard to open. I've already got MaryJane's pie filling recipe handy (used it for some peaches earlier this summer). Please sign me up for the giveaway.
~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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NAGarcia
True Blue Farmgirl
102 Posts
Natalie
Gresham
OR
USA
102 Posts |
Posted - Aug 27 2016 : 12:54:04 PM
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I'm in! Apples apples apples! My favorite apple treat is simple but delicious - a cold Granny Smith sliced up and dipped in peanut butter. Second fave is when Honeycrisps come on and are on sale - just cold and plain. YUM.
Natalie
Farmgirl Sister #7004 May 2016
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Red Tractor Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
6517 Posts
Winnie
Gainesville
Fl
USA
6517 Posts |
Posted - Aug 27 2016 : 1:29:12 PM
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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 |
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Bonnie Ellis
True Blue Farmgirl
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Bonnie
Minneapolis
Minnesota
USA
2474 Posts |
Posted - Aug 27 2016 : 2:26:04 PM
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Thanks Winnie. Apples are already out at the great Minnesota state fair. Sign me up for the giveaway too.
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hudsonsinaf
True Blue Farmgirl
3162 Posts
Shannon
Rozet
Wyoming
USA
3162 Posts |
Posted - Aug 27 2016 : 3:33:39 PM
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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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lovinRchickens
True Blue Farmgirl
3435 Posts
Kelly
Pipe Creek
Texas
USA
3435 Posts |
Posted - Aug 28 2016 : 12:48:40 PM
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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
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firecatinc
True Blue Farmgirl
1252 Posts
Lenora
Fulks Run
VA
USA
1252 Posts |
Posted - Aug 28 2016 : 1:03:39 PM
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Love apples. Where is the information on the badge. I'm new.
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sherone_13
True Blue Farmgirl
2460 Posts
Sherone
Evanston
WY
USA
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Pearlsnjeans
True Blue Farmgirl
248 Posts
Vicki
West Haven
Utah
USA
248 Posts |
Posted - Aug 29 2016 : 7:38:48 PM
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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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levisgrammy
True Blue Farmgirl
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Denise
Beavercreek
Ohio
USA
9237 Posts |
Posted - Aug 29 2016 : 8:50:29 PM
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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
"Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path." Psalm 119:105
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quiltee
True Blue Farmgirl
7446 Posts
Linda
Terrell
TX
USA
7446 Posts |
Posted - Aug 30 2016 : 04:26:19 AM
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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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Cissik
True Blue Farmgirl
578 Posts
Sylvia
Kent
WA
USA
578 Posts |
Posted - Aug 30 2016 : 11:04:02 AM
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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
Farm Girl #5389
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Kiltie Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
68 Posts
Jennifer
Bay City
MI
USA
68 Posts |
Posted - Aug 30 2016 : 1:06:11 PM
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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
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
6797 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
6797 Posts |
Posted - Sep 02 2016 : 07:10:54 AM
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Congratulations Heather.
Sara~~~ FarmGirl Sister #6034 8/25/14
FarmGirl of the Month Sept 2015.
Lord put your arm around my shoulders and your hand over my mouth. |
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Holidays: September Farmgirl Apple Festival 2016 WINNER!! |
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September Farmgirl Apple Festival 2016 WINNER!!
