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6 Months of a Poultry Meat CSA Program

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We decided to try something different this year and joined a poultry CSA. Unlike the vegetable CSA the meat box is only for pick up once a month. We decided to just try their poultry products this year. The farm is family owned and prides themselves on being the largest grower of pasture raised turkeys in Connecticut. Reading about their growing practices really made me want to support them!   We were not expecting them to be frozen solid when we picked them up though. But it has worked out great as far as keeping them fresh and making sure we will use every single item up.  Each month I am sent a survey and I get to pick 1 item from each grouping in the questionnaire so I do have some say in what our boxes hold. CSA Meat box #1 (June): a very large whole chicken, 3 packages of ground turkey, a turkey breast, 2 chicken thighs and one chicken breast.  It all went right into the freezer but we used 2 of the ground turkey packages to make some homemade burger pa...
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Throwback Tuesdays: Seizing the Day In Our Homeschool

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*Originally posted January 10, 2014 when the boys were 7, 8, & 10  I had so much planned for today but the morning kind of got away from me and it was late by the time we sat down to start school.  Then the snow started so we rushed to finish up our schoolwork and head outside. We try so hard to seize the day in our homeschool. We often set aside our schoolwork when the snow is calling or when we have those perfect sunny days in early spring. While schoolwork is important, I know that my boys are always learning.  There are lessons that are more important than what they find in a book.  Lessons can be found in nature, lessons can be found in life... and sometimes the best lessons are those that aren't planned. Sometimes, like today, we try to do a bit of schoolwork but we almost always set aside our work in favor of learning through play. Luckily, even with rushing through our schoolwork I was able to see quite a bit of growth and progress for all three ...
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Talking About it Tuesday #103

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I hope the first week of the new year treated you well. We all settled back into our routines nicely and even had a very short visit from Alec on Friday. Our weather was pretty perfect (for winter) and I even manged a couple of hikes and walks outside which was much needed.    We had a very successful link party last week with a huge variety of topics shared. Thank you to everyone that participated. I can't wait to see what you share this week.     Most Popular Posts from Last Week:    Most Popular Posts of 2025 by Our Life in a Click   Some Others that Caught My Eye:     Scrapbook Look #2 - December 2025 by Photo & Story Treasures    No Sew Felt Ornament Craft for Kids by Darcy & Brian     5 Healthy Habits to Combat Seasonal Depression by Serenity You     This party will remain open until the weekend.  My hope is that everyone will share all sorts of wonderful posts: travel, recipes, ho...
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Share Our Lives: Staying Warm in Winter

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This month for Share Our lives we're talking about how we stay warm in winter.     Having lived my whole life in Connecticut I have lots and lots of practice keeping warm in winter.        Wearing lots of warm layers     Dressing for the season when we need to be outside.     We keep throw blankets in nearly every room of the house and my favorite is the electric heated throw blanket.     We use our fireplace and wood stove in winter to keep the house cozy.     We have rechargeable battery heated gloves, winter jackets, hand warmers, etc. (I mean we don't all have ALL of those but several of us have one or two of those) and they really help when we have to be outside for long periods of time.     I used to be so awful at dressing for the weather and that made a big difference in how cold I always felt. I'm still pretty stubborn about it and more often than not my coat is thrown into the backseat of...
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