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Yesterday was clean the refrigerator day! What an annoying task! Among the discoveries in the recesses of the frig (many of them worthy of a science fair project) were 2 large, once beautiful but now slightly shriveled Golden Delicious apples. This is what we did….
Baked Apple Dumplings with Cider Sauce
We like this recipe because the dumpling pastry wrapping the apple is very light and crisp. It’s more like a thin, sweetened biscuit than a heavy pie-like pastry. The large apples are cut in half as well making them easier to cook and smaller in size.
Warm from the oven with a little scoop of vanilla ice cream…mmmm, perfect for a cold, damp January evening. Check out the recipe on our Goodies/ Recipe page!
What lovely weather to bring in 2012!! Hard to believe it’s January but honestly we need some colder temperatures for the orchard. Today, while watching “Growing a Greener World” on PBS television, they reported an interesting statistic. The average age of today’s American farmer is 60 years old. That’s definitely food for thought!
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Come visit Ivy Hill Farm during our Christmas Open House.
Saturday, Dec. 10, 2011
9am-5pm
Farm animals will be on display. An art show with local artist, Steve Burdette. Order your holiday fruit baskets and select your jellies and jams for gift boxes. Complimentary hot cider and snacks for everyone attending. And special guest,
SANTA CLAUS, will be visiting from 3-5 pm.
Santa will be making his list and checking it twice! He’s gonna find out who’s naughty and nice!
Who cares what the scoreboard says! These girls and their team were winners. After an intense field hockey game they were refreshed with Ivy Hill Farm apple cider, with no added sugar and no preservatives. Individual serving sizes (16-ounce) are available and perfect when it’s your turn to provide refreshments for a sports team or club.
The Ivy Hill Farm Festival is quickly approaching. Join us at the farm on Saturday, October 8 (9am-5pm) and Sunday, October 9, 2011 (noon – 5 pm) for our annual festival. Watch apple butter being made the old fashioned way, farm animals on display, take a hayride, try the food concession stand, pies, crafts and other vendors. Delicious Ivy Hill apples, fresh cider, pumpkins, fall mums, jams and jellies may be purchased. Your day at Ivy Hill Farm will be fun for all ages!
The Martin Family invites you to visit this website and Ivy Hill Farm often. Our goal is to grow and sell high quality plants and produce. We will use this website to share our ideas and provide you with helpful information. Thanks for dropping by and come back soon!
The Martin family invites you to stop by and visit Ivy Hill Farms for the best fruit, produce, plants, pork patties and other delicious goodies.
On our family farm, we grow vegetables, such as tomatoes, sweet corn, beans, peppers, squash, cucumbers, and cataloupes, as well as sweet cherries, peaches, and apples grown on our 60 plus acres of hillside orchard.
We press about 20,000 gallons of sweet apple cider from a blend of apples sorted out from apples kept for the retail sales.
Our greenhouse produces plants that thrive in the local area. Come in and see our assortment of perennials, annuals, herbs and landscaping plants.
We have a large selection of jams, jellies, and honey available for sale.
Don’t miss our annual Farm Festival, held on the second weekend in October! Come and enjoy our produce and take part in the fun!
Looking for a FFA or 4-H project? We can provide project pigs to match your show dates.
We invite you to visit the site of our retailer, Knouse Foods.