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THANK YOU!

Thank you to all of you who chose to support our family this Thanksgiving and buy one of our heritage turkeys for your holiday feast. We are so appreciative and so grateful. Your support is a reminder that biodiversity really … Continue reading

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It’s time to talk [heritage breed] turkey again!

“The turkey is in comparison a much more respectable bird, and withal a true original Native of America….” – Benjamin Franklin Turkeys are probably my favorite animal. They get a bad rap for being stupid, and sometimes they act in … Continue reading

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It’s time to talk [heritage breed] turkey

First of all, if you’ve already ordered a bird from us, thank you for the support! If you’re interested please email me at bartongardens@gmail.com for more information. We know our birds are a bit pricier than most of our farmer … Continue reading

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Find us & follow us

Find us each week at the Haymaker Farmers’ Market for our old school, all local fruit jams & jellies, fresh cut flowers, crazy hot peppers, and random garden produce. For info and funsies follow us on Instagram and Facebook.

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Cherry Clafoutis

A couple of weeks ago we picked up our sour cherry order from Walnut Drive Gardens. The cherries come pitted in their own juice in 10# and 30# tubs from H&W  Farms in MI. They are delicious! We make jams … Continue reading

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Family Dinner

Eating together as a family is VERY important to me. The three of us sitting down together for a meal is something I really look forward to. And Sunday dinners are really and truly the greatest moments of my whole … Continue reading

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Cooperstown, NY has got it right!

This past weekend Mike and I traveled to Cooperstown, NY with his sister and brother-in-law to see John Prine and the Avett Brothers at Brewery Ommegang. To say the show was great would be an understatement. It was FANTASTIC! John … Continue reading

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Old School Strawberry Jam

I made it out to the pickin’ patch (aka Walnut Drive Gardens) Sunday morning and scored roughly 9lbs of sweet, glorious, Ohio strawberries. Mmm…. Diane and I decided that they were just too good to solely be used for jam so … Continue reading

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The first taste of summer!

Even though summer doesn’t technically start until June 21 many people mark the start of summer with Memorial Day Weekend. I do start to feel summery around then but the real mark of summer, for me anyways, is the arrival … Continue reading

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Spring!!

I thought it would neeeeeeeeeeeeeeeever get here! But it’s here! It’s here! And I love it. And I’d love share some of my favorite signs of spring around the farm. My very favorite spring flowers are lily of the valley. We have … Continue reading

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