It seems appropriate that I am writing this on the day my husband goes in for his eye exam, but that isn’t the “20/20” I have been dwelling on lately.
The Chief Milkmaid || 20/20 Perfection Escapes Me
by Vicky Brown in Blogs
For more than a decade now spring has meant one thing to me.
Telling the public that you’re closing your dairy is one thing. Actually getting out of farming—quite another.
I’m back at market! It feels so good to get to see everyone again. I think I underestimated how valuable being at the market was to me. Bayview Farmers Holiday Market runs from the Saturday after Thanksgiving until the Saturday before Christmas, and I am back.
Harvest season is here. You can see the proof at farmers markets where the farmers haul out tons of produce they have worked all summer to produce. The bounty is in.
It’s SO hot! This is the chorus on beautiful Whidbey Island this summer. We’re experiencing weather that’s more consistent with Southern California than the Pacific Northwest. It’s been dry and hot.
Chief Milkmaid || A little perspective
by Vicky Brown in Blogs, Visual Art
They say a picture is worth a thousand words.
Last month I had the opportunity to put that theory to a test; I went on a PhotoAdventure in Coupeville with Whidbey Photo Adventures.
The weather has been unseasonably beautiful, but nice weather in February does not equal barbeque weather in our house. This week, warm comfort food is still on the menu.
BY VICKY BROWN Dec. 3, 2014 Shirlee Read of The Kitchen Door makes pies and other goodies for the Bayview Farmers Market. The minute I learned about her pie class I knew I had to sign up. I’m grateful I was so decisive because it quickly filled up. The class was so popular Shirlee decided […]
BY VICKY BROWN Oct. 29, 2014 You may have thought Farmers Market season was over. In most areas Farmers Markets are very seasonal, often not starting until May or even June and ending in September. On Whidbey Island we are a heartier bunch. The earliest Farmers Market starts in Coupeville, the first Saturday in April. […]
BY VICKY BROWN September 12, 2014 There is an old saying that the worst day fishing is better than the best day at work. The farmers I know are the hardest working people I’ve ever met. Still, I feel like most of them would agree the worst days of farming are better than the best […]
Saturday evening I had the privilege of attending “The Whale Wins on the Prairie” at Willowood Farm, a fundraising dinner for the Friends of Ebey’s.
Tis the season… of abundance.
The time of the longest, sunniest days of the year when gardens and orchards are starting to provide the rewards of your spring toiling.
It’s spring!! Yee-haw!!
Days are getting longer. The weather is cooperating, even giving us flirtatious peeks of summertime.
The last time I visited San Diego, I found the San Marcos Brewery had closed. Luckily, after several failed attempts, we found a way to recreate the experience from so many years ago in Southern California.
I had a customer at a local market tell me how she made a Caprese salad.
It isn’t crazy. I will help you. I will keep posting seasonal recipes.
Banoffee Pie is too decadent for most, I’ll warn you now.
Our family is quite busy, so when we prepare meals it needs to be quick, easy, nourishing and delicious.
At farmers markets people often ask me what a day is like on the farm. I think they want to know what goes into the product in their hand. I love that they are curious about where their food is coming from.
I am an eater. I like food, a lot.
I’ve had nearly every kind of food. I enjoy sushi and oysters and pasta and pizza. I like steaks and hamburgers and fries and salads. I like healthy food and I like comfort food and I like food that shouldn’t be classified as food.
Tom Lindsay blowing bubbles at sunset (Photo by David Welton)