Footehills Farm New Year 2019 When I first started writing the new entry for our blog, I was going to try to write something deep and philosophical about the farm, the forest and our places in them. Instead, since it is a new year, I am going to tell you about our new business plan for the farm – where it came from and where we think it is going to. When we started building the farm we had the idea of being closer and more in control of our food and building in an ... continue reading...
Reflections & New Beginnings for 2018
Reflections and New Beginnings 2018 Foote Farm Christmas Letter Here it is folks, our annual musings about the past year on the farm. These have been interesting times for us this past year. I say that not as a purported curse but as an expression of surprise, gratitude and general happiness. WARNING: At some point in this letter you may detect a subtle sales pitch for our products and you know me, I am nothing if not subtle. The first picture shows our Basil experiment we did with WSU ... continue reading...
A Time of Opportunity
Taking Action For those who read any of our posts on Facebook, you know that they are a mix of advances and retreats, of good and bad news. This missive we are writing is similar because while we cry for Gaia, we celebrate the opportunity we have to take action, however small, to help mitigate the damage that has been, and continues to be, done in the name of “progress and growth”. Over the past 6 years, and since we moved onto the farm and started building it, we have had ... continue reading...
Potato Leek Soup Recipe
Title Potato-Leek Soup Author Torie Foote Recipe Type Soup Cuisine American Summary Hardy creamy soup -great for rainy or snowy days. Ingredients 5 Leeks (white & green parts only) roughly chopped 3 lbs. Yukon Gold potatoes, peeled and roughly chopped 6 cups rich chicken stock 1 cup heavy cream 3 tbsp. butter 3 large garlic cloves, peeled and pressed 2 bay leaves 1-2 sprigs fresh thyme 1 tsp salt 1/4 tsp ground pepper 1/8 tsp ground ... continue reading...
Taking Stock
Taking Stock Footehills Farm Christmas 2017 Let us start by wishing all of our Footehills Farm fans, customers and friends a wonderful holiday season and a prosperous new year. This season is the time for celebrations by many religions and pagan cultures. It represents a time of sharing, community, endings and beginnings. Some of these celebrations are: Pancha Ganapati - Holiday of Ganesh the Hindu god of beginnings; deva of intellect and wisdom Mōdraniht - Saxon winter solstice ... continue reading...