A big month of short, cold days featuring our Hoppin\’ John party, some heavy lifting at The Plant, a memorable trip to a local museum and getting snowed in with our neighbors. SEASON’s GREETINGS Just had to share these two milestone photos from our Christmas cards. Catherine and Babe Armantrout celebrated 68 years of […]
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Our 5th annual open house bean fest – January 1, 2016 We threw our first Hoppin’ John party in 2010 and host annually with the exception of 2013, when we were living overseas. OFFICIAL TROUTSFARM GREETER Everyone gets their photo taken with Spot, our life-sized zebra mascot. Haruka’s sisters Erika, Nodoka and her niece
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We had a shed that we wanted to move from one end of the property to another. An idea was hatched. If we had enough help, we could cut it loose and pick it up. After weeks of preparation, we set out to prove that “Many hands make heavy work possible.” – January 8, 2016
A visit to the Museum of Life and Sciences in Raleigh with Zoila and the kids – January 20, 2016 FIRST TIME VISITORS While Alisa and Chris were exploring Wales, Camille and Zoila borrowed their son and daughters for a field day. We all fell in love with this museum. It had everything and all of it
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The blizzard of 2016, an epic east coast storm dubbed Snowzilla by the press had us snowed in with the neighbors. Luckily, no one lost power and we all had plenty of food in our cupboards – weekend of January 22 DRIVERLESS ROAD First it snowed and then it froze, turning the Moncure Pittsboro Road into
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In which we celebrate the grand finale to another good year, graced with uncommonly warm weather, local food, generous friends and beautiful family. LOCAL FOOD Edible Earthscapes CSA, brimming with grown-next door goodness, and sourdough bread baked using locally-milled Lindley Mills flour. LOCAL FOOD FRIDAY Bringing Plant denizens together to celebrate our local
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Winter is taking it’s own sweet time, which is just fine with us. In addition to lovely weather, we are grateful for farm-fresh produce, our health, compelling projects, generous neighbors and the birth of our first grand baby. SUNDAY AFTERNOON’s WORK Camille works the veggie drawers once or twice a week. From chaos to
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Chestnuts, paper flowers, one epic birthday party, an unforgettable wedding, the best day ever at the State Fair, friends, food, flowers and a Halloween present for Blanche – October was a month to write home about! IT’s CHESTNUT TIME AGAIN It was an especially good year for chestnuts and we gratefully accepted Lyle’s generous
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The glory days of Autumn in which Piedmont Tropicals bears fruit, Matt and Dana tie the knot and Piedmont Biofarm prepares for winter – October, 2015 PIEDMONT TROPICALS The greenhouse on the south end of the property is beginning to bear fruit, thanks to Bob and Malcom’s diligent care. Baby ginger on the left
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In which we join Tami and Lyle in celebration of Tami’s 50th birthday for an evening of costumed revelry – October 17, 2015 PRE-PARTY PREPARATIONS A long time in coming, Bob has been growing out his facial hair to assume the persona of Mr. Smee. PICKING UP THE NEIGHBORS Shelley parked at
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