October 2017 - Farm Wine Dine

Halloween Sugar Cookies

Posted on October 31, 2017October 31, 2017 by Lonnie Metzler

It’s Halloween! We all know that a quintessential component of this day is a sweet treat! Cookies are by far one of my favorite things to bake, especially when the weather gets colder. So what better way to celebrate than to get super sugarfied (is that a word?) than to eat cookies? …before you eat all the candy the kids bring home, that is! Here’s a recipe for Halloween sugar cookies: For...
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Milo Harvest 2017

Posted on October 26, 2017October 26, 2017 by Lonnie Metzler

The sun has set on yet another harvest, milo harvest 2017. Last week the milo field was lush and the heads heavy. It was time to begin harvest. The guys pulled out the combine, grain cart, truck and trailer and begin harvesting the crop they have nurtured all summer long. This is the first time in a while that the farm has raised milo. It was a new experience for me, as I am used to wheat ha...
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From One Farmer to Another

Posted on October 12, 2017October 12, 2017 by Lonnie Metzler

Guest Post by Caleb Metzler. I think the late, great Paul Harvey said it best “And on the 8th day, God looked down on his planned paradise and said, I need a caretaker. So God made a farmer.” Whether you are born into it, married into it, or doing your best to get started, farming is not just a way of life. It is an unspoken dedication to the land they cultivate and sew. They feed the ma...
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