fermenting - Stowe Farm Community https://stowefarm.org An Intentional Farm Community located in Colrain, Massachusetts Wed, 15 Apr 2020 18:12:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://stowefarm.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/cropped-site-icon.png fermenting - Stowe Farm Community https://stowefarm.org 32 32 Invest locally https://stowefarm.org/invest-locally/ Tue, 14 Apr 2020 19:14:54 +0000 https://stowefarm.org/?p=5954 This is the time to invest locally instead of the wildly unstable stock market. Our neighbor, Justin, of Stoneman Brewery is building a pop-up bar/sweet hangout spot down by the river, for when we can gather again. This is phase I. Phase II will be building the permanent brewery. By investing in Stoneman Brewery, you... [Read More]

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]]> Making kombucha with aronia berries https://stowefarm.org/kombucha-with-aronia-berries/ Thu, 29 Oct 2015 18:51:46 +0000 http://katywil.com/?p=4499 Anna and Haynes are making kombucha with fresh picked aronia berries. They got the ‘mother’ from Katalyst Kombucha in Greenfield.

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]]> Cellars & Cave Tour Saturday March 28 https://stowefarm.org/cellars-and-cave/ Mon, 23 Mar 2015 23:11:12 +0000 http://katywil.com/?p=2954 Katywil and Stoneman Brewery & workshops are added to 2nd annual Cellars & Cave Tour of Heath! Register soon (limited tickets) with Jessica Van Steenburg at wecanfarminheath@gmail.com. Schedule and descriptions…  

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]]> Stoneman Brewery https://stowefarm.org/stoneman-brewery/ Wed, 12 Nov 2014 15:21:54 +0000 http://katywil.com/?p=3663 Stoneman Brewery was hopping, literally, for Crafts of Colrain! They sold out, and we sold all our pizzas.

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]]> Preparing for cheese making! https://stowefarm.org/preparing-for-cheese-making/ Sun, 05 Oct 2014 12:46:54 +0000 http://katywil.com/?p=3637 Judy and Haynes are making their first order of cheese starting cultures and a cheese press.

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]]> Stoneman Brewery on Crafts of Colrain tour on Sat Nov 9 & Sun Nov 10 https://stowefarm.org/stoneman-brewery-on-crafts-of-colrain-tour-sat-nov-9-sun-nov-10/ Mon, 04 Nov 2013 21:46:47 +0000 http://katywil.com/?p=2756 Come for a taste of incredible craft beer at Stoneman Brewery on Crafts of Colrain tour and visit Katywil while you’re in the neighborhood! Newspaper article and more pics… Read more in the Recorder article. Justin (below) standing in front of his new pots; a kettle, mash ton, and hot Liquor tank.  Stoneman Brewery

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]]> Piping hot pickled peppers https://stowefarm.org/piping-hot-pickled-peppers/ Wed, 23 Oct 2013 22:30:23 +0000 http://katywil.com/?p=2762 Haynes’ piping hot pickled peppers Far left is a picture of the first step in making hot sauce, pickling the peppers. These are no ordinary peppers though, they are Ghost Peppers (Bhut Jolokia) an Indian pepper that is among the hottest on the planet! Haynes grew these from seed because he really likes hot food,... [Read More]

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]]> Life is a bowl of pickled cherries https://stowefarm.org/life-is-a-bowl-of-pickled-cherries/ Mon, 02 Sep 2013 14:58:17 +0000 http://katywil.com/?p=2598 Pickled cherries on vanilla ice cream – interesting! recipe… This recipe was adapted from a wonderfully wild and crazy cookbook that Haynes read about and ordered out of the library (inter-library loan is the best!) called Smoke & Pickles, by Edward Lee. He served it over Bart’s vanilla ice cream. Really good! Pickled Rosemary Cherries Yield: makes 3... [Read More]

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]]> Pickles https://stowefarm.org/pickles/ Mon, 05 Aug 2013 17:47:01 +0000 http://katywil.com/?p=2462 We got a bunch of pickling cucumbers from Maria at Lyonsville Farm to make these pickles. Delicious pickles! There is nothing like brine fermented pickles made with fresh cukes from the garden. This harvest season Haynes made two batches (pictured). In the large jar is a batch of New York deli-style dill pickles (a favorite)... [Read More]

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]]> Another great Ciderdays weekend https://stowefarm.org/another-great-ciderdays-weekend/ Wed, 14 Nov 2012 17:21:01 +0000 http://katywil.com/?p=1695 There were some great workshops to help us perfect our cider making. Looking forward to tasting the results next spring. cont… Two carloads from Katywil went to Pine Hill Orchards in Colrain at the crack of dawn (saw a beautiful sunrise), to get their special juice blend to make hard cider.

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