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Organic Lawn Care Tips

Zweber Farms — Sun, 12 May 2013 23:48:47 +0000

Again, I am still painting our house…which leaves me no time to blog. I am reposting this Organic Lawn Care Tips post from May 27, 2011. I spied our neighbors already mowing their lawns this weekend and breaking many of these rules. DON’T be our

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Taco Seasoning recipe

Zweber Farms — Tue, 07 May 2013 21:25:10 +0000

This week I am painting Hannah’s room and our kitchen. I am also traveling a bit for work. That means no time for new blog posts. I am re-posting my taco seasoning recipe because frankly tacos are the easiest and quickest healthy meal I can

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Wheat Activities for Preschool and Kindergarten

Zweber Farms — Fri, 03 May 2013 00:36:49 +0000

Mother nature decided to dump three inches of snow on us last night (Yes, that is what living in Minnesota is all about). We had no errands to run, so it was a perfect day to bake bread. To get the kids involved, I sprinkled

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Recipe for Beef Stir Fry

Zweber Farms — Wed, 01 May 2013 01:26:16 +0000

Honestly, you don’t need a recipe for beef stir fry. Once you learn the “art” of stir fry, you can add a little bit of this and a little bit of that. Veggies, garlic, soy sauce, some meat, then served over rice or noodles is

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Why do farms smell

Zweber Farms — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 01:02:23 +0000

So I am back to answer another one of our 9th grade pen pal questions: Why do farms smell? Many of our pen pals asked this question or similar questions like: How do you handle the bad smells? Or not even a question at all:

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Earth Day Activities for Kids: Soils

Zweber Farms — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 19:33:44 +0000

Earth Day is just around the corner. It is celebrated on the 22nd of April every year. Today, I have a short post on some Earth Day soil activities you can do with kids. Soil is the most important resource on our organic farm. If

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What are cow magnets

Zweber Farms — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 02:11:52 +0000

Kyle from our pen pal class asked: Do you use cow magnets? Can you use cow magnets and still be organic? Great question Kyle! What are cow magnets? You might be asking yourself what a cow magnet is. A cow magnet is a large magnet

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Simple Oven Baked Pork Chops

Zweber Farms — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 00:58:58 +0000

You really can have a great tasting simple oven baked pork chop, using bone-in chops (or now called ribeye chop), meal in less than 30 minutes. Sometimes I am all about the simple. Remember my simple juicy pork roast recipe? When you start with great tasting pork,

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Farm themed worksheets

Zweber Farms — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 01:44:49 +0000

Today, I am going to give you a good list of farm themed worksheets for preschool and kindergarten aged students. Make sure to check out the rest of my free farm lesson plans and activities. This week we traveled to the Organic Valley annual meeting.

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Oatmeal Almond Cookie Recipe

Zweber Farms — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 00:58:26 +0000

If you are looking for a healthy oatmeal almond cookie recipe, this is not it. But if you are looking for the most wonderful tasting oatmeal almond cookie recipe, you have found the right place. This recipe is a combination of two of my favorite

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