Fall At The Farm 2024

Happy Monday, dear reader. It's that time of year again when we finalize our Fall At The Farm event plans. This year, our event will be held on Saturday, October 19th, from 9 to 1 at 493 Tonkin Road, Indiana, PA. This day happens to fall on my birthday, and I can't think of a better way to celebrate than with my friends and soap family. I have decided to include a birthday theme for our event; it seems fitting. There will be free cupcakes, giveaways, and discounts. Our events at the farm are my favorite. I enjoy welcoming everyone to my favorite place on earth.

Our vendor friends include a few new faces and many of our favorite ones this year. I really enjoy showcasing my talented friends, fantastic local food, small businesses, and all-around good people. I consider my events an opportunity for my friends, their talents, and their beautiful products to shine. I hope you are as excited and thrilled to celebrate and support this community as much as I am. Without further ad0, our vendor list for Fall At The Farm:

Food Vendors:

-AK Fish-Fresh Fish

-Aunt Julia's Donuts- The most amazing donuts. Ever.

-Broken Locust-Herbal Teas

-Chaganra Farm-Farm Raised Beef and Poultry

-Eden Apiary-Honey

-Lone Oak Farm-Baked Goods, Farm Fresh Dairy Products, General Deliciousness

-Mrs. Nut Roll-The best nut rolls, poppy seed rolls, apricot rolls

-Out Of The Fire Cafe- Incredible hot food, coffee, hot cider, buy-and-carry soups, kimchi, etc.

-Truly Wize Gluten Free Bakery-safe and delicious baked goods for everyone

Artisans:

-Ageless Iron-Laser cut metal art and signs

-Buds to Blooms-CBD Oil and Delta 8 products

-Grizzled Teddy-Grooming products with a message

-Lightshine Jewelry-Polymer clay and epoxy one of a kind creations

-Lydic's Pumpkins-Gorgeous pumpkins

-Pamela Jean Werner Creations-Hand woven scarves, shawls, wraps, etc.

-Pisarciks Flower Farm- Mums and Wreaths

-PrAiry Girl-Fiber Art

-The Smiling Goat Soap Company-Goat's Milk Soap Products

We are waiting for confirmation from a few more friends. I hope you can make it. Our event will be held rain or shine. Let's pray for shine! On this lovely late summer day, stay safe, be smart, save the date: October 19th from 9 to 1, and keep washing your hands.

Foodie Friday: Baked Apples

Growing up, baked apples were a delicious fall treat we enjoyed as an after-dinner dessert. I loved how the house smelled like apples, cinnamon, and comforting sweetness. There are variations of this dessert. Some fill the center of the apple with raisins, walnuts, brown sugar, nutmeg, and cinnamon and top them with whipped cream. However, we always enjoyed the simple approach of brown sugar and cinnamon. It wasn't fancy but warm, comforting, and delicious.

I like to use Cortland or Gala apples for baking. Red and Golden Delicious bake up mushy and lose their shape. Granny Smith is too tart for my liking. Fuji is nice but difficult to find locally. Gala is easy to find at our local orchards. It holds its shape well after baking. It also has a smooth, soft center that isn't too mushy or tart. However, use your preferred baking apple or whatever you have on hand.

The process is simple, and I can't really call it a recipe. I bake one apple per person. Wash the apples well and dry them. Cut the core from the apple, leaving the apple intact with a deep well in the center. Pampered Chef makes a handy little tool for coring apples. However, one can also find an apple corer in any kitchen gadget section of any big box store. Place the apples in a baking dish that has been prepared with butter. Cream together softened butter, brown sugar, and cinnamon. Fill the center well of the apple with the creamed mixture. I usually gauge the amount of butter with one tablespoon of butter per apple. I also add two tablespoons of brown sugar per apple and a half teaspoon of cinnamon per apple. However, adjust the amounts to your preference. Bake the apples at three-hundred fifty degrees for a half hour to forty-five minutes.

The brown sugar and natural juices from the apples create a delicious cinnamon-y syrup. Serve warm, spooning the syrup over the apples. You could also add vanilla ice cream or whipped cream, but I prefer the warm, fall goodness of the simple apple.

Now is the perfect time to enjoy fresh, local apples. If you have time and are so inclined, shopping at a local orchard or, better yet, apple picking is a great fall activity. It's a wonderful way to support small, local growers or farms, and this simple recipe makes a lovely fall dessert.

On this lovely September Friday, stay safe, be smart, enjoy simple and delicious food, and keep washing your hands.

New Release: Cranberry Spice

Once again, we are releasing a fall classic that embodies the scent of autumn. We welcome Cranberry Spice soap and moisturizer to our fall line-up of products. For the past two years, we have given Cranberry Spice a break. So many have requested its return, and we finally heeded your advice and brought it back. I usually wait until November to release Cranberry Spice, but my bib overall-wearing business partner believes it must debut now. So, I happily share that Cranberry Spice soap and moisturizer are now available on the website.

I believe I am one of the few people who love cranberries. On Thanksgiving, homemade cranberry sauce is my favorite part of the meal. In the fall, I enjoy cranberries on my oatmeal and in salads, and I love a good turkey sandwich with cranberry relish-mmmmm! I also enjoy cranberries' tart, crisp, sweet scent in my bath products. Cranberry Spice soap and moisturizer embody cranberries' tart, crisp fruitness, but they also have layers of warm spice, a hint of apple, and a mildly sweet dry down. It's a lovely, complex scent that smells purely of fall.

The fragrance takes on a warm, rich complexity when blended with our fresh, raw goat's milk and skin-loving oils. The soap and moisturizer are an excellent complement to your fall wardrobe. Yes, I think of scents as part of my wardrobe. Cranberry soap and moisturizer are here for a limited time. Once we are out of stock, they will not return until next fall. Just like the crisp breeze of fall and the colorful leaves, enjoy them while you can.

On this lovely September day, stay safe, be smart, enjoy all the wonders of fall, stock up on fall-scented products while you can, and keep washing your hands.