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
Save Print Potato-Leek Soup Recipe type: Soup Cuisine: American Prep time: 15 mins Cook time: 30 mins Total time: 45 mins Serves: 4-5 servings 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 ... 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...