TROUTS LATEST PHOTOS March, 2011 Issue #118 R.I.P. TICKY ARMENTROUT Paul “Ticky” Armentrout, 95, of Keezletown, Virginia passed away March 1, 2011. This month we picked up the mail and found a beautiful letter from Betty Armentrout informing us that we won’t be seeing Ticky this year during our annual family visit to the Shenandoah […]
March, 2011 Issue #118 Read More »
TRAIL CRAWL 2011 March 27, 2011 In which we honor the tradition of walking through the woods to each other’s homes that Tami and Lyle started eleven years ago. This year, there were four hosts on the trail, each providing food an drink for the walkers – Susan and David, Megan, Tami and Lyle and
TROUTS LATEST PHOTOS February, 2011 Issue #117 SOMEONE’S IN THE KITCHEN WITH AMY Amy baked her very first pie this month, using tips grandma Dunton taught Camille thirty years ago in her amazing kitchen in Ithaca, New York. It was Garth’s idea to bake a pie but we thought we’d need to wait until
February, 2011 Issue #117 Read More »
Second Annual New Years Day Hoppin John Party Second Annual New Years Day Hoppin’ John Party January, 2011 FULL HOUSE Thirty of our friends joined us for a lucky bowl of black eyed peas, rice and greens on the first day of 2011. Naturally, the crokinole board was in play. CHATHAM FOREST
Second Annual New Years Day Hoppin John Party Read More »
Cooking up a Storm in January COOKING UP A STORM January, 2011 PEANUT BRITTLE Garth and Amy shelled peanuts grown at Edible Earthscapes and made the most delicious peanut brittle. Making candy can be scary with it’s extremely high temperature, but it isn’t hard. PECAN SHELLING Lyle and Arlo harvested buckets
Cooking Up a Storm Read More »
116 TROUTSLATEST PHOTOS January, 2011 Issue#116 SECONDANNUAL NEW YEAR’S DAY HOPPIN’ JOHN PARTY The first day of anew year is perfect for welcoming our friends to Trouts Farm. A great timeto get caught up, share a bowl of lucky black eyed peas, rice and greens, sipsome champagne and orange juice, play some crokinole
January, 2011 Issue #116 Read More »
SNOWY HOLIDAY December 26, 2010 HARBINGER We got a portentous dusting of snow on December 4th that lingered in the shadows of the woods for days. BOXING DAY Our world was completely changed overnight on December 25th. We woke on Boxing Day to find Spot wearing a helmet and cape of snow. The
TROUTS LATEST PHOTOS December, 2010 Issue #115 ROCK STARS Farmers are the rock stars of the local food movement. Rising farm stars Jack and Jennie brought home cooked local food and joined us for dinner on December 2nd. Spot was jazzed. JIM AND JASON Jim also joined us for dinner. He has been
December, 2010 – Issue # 115 Read More »
HAPPY TRAILS Around these parts, fall is the perfect season for walking through the woods – the air is warm and crisp, there’s no mud and few to no ticks and spiders. November, 2010 ON THE INSIDE, LOOKING OUTSIDE It all starts in our office as we sit at our desks on chilly mornings, sipping
TROUTS LATEST PHOTOS November, 2010 Issue #114 FRESH FROM THE GARDEN Bob harvested peppers, daikon and greens November 5th in anticipation of a frost. We made good use of the beautiful color, texture and flavor of these peppers and daikon radish – even the greens! HAPPY TRAILS We love walking through the woods.
November, 2010 Issue #114 Read More »
