Sogkonnite Living

Sakonnet Growers Market

noreply@blogger.com (Kristin) — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 02:06:00 +0000

Today was the last day of the farmer's market for 2011. A special Thanksgiving market. Unfortunately I was unable to attend, basketball, friends for the kids & installation of our new sign took...

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What's new at Sakonnet Farm

noreply@blogger.com (Kristin) — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 17:15:00 +0000

It has been a VERY long time since I have written a blog post, hard to believe at one point I was posting every day. Now that there are no kids home with me, everything is different. We have...

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Schoolhouse No. 1 Review

noreply@blogger.com (Kristin) — Sun, 29 May 2011 01:01:00 +0000

We had a fellow blogger (although I won't even pretend to be on the same level as her) Sharon stay at our schoolhouse this week. She came down to Tiverton Four Corners as part of a blogger tour of...

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Tiverton Four Corners Schoolhouse No. 1 gets second life

noreply@blogger.com (Kristin) — Thu, 19 May 2011 17:45:00 +0000

Tiverton Four Corners Schoolhouse No. 1 gets second life

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Open house to celebrate completed renovation of Tiverton’s District No. 1 Schoolhouse

noreply@blogger.com (Kristin) — Thu, 19 May 2011 13:22:00 +0000

Open house to celebrate completed renovation of Tiverton’s District No. 1 Schoolhouse

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Tiverton Four Corners Schoolhouse No. 1

noreply@blogger.com (Kristin) — Wed, 11 May 2011 18:53:00 +0000

Old Tiverton Four Corners Schoolhouse No. 1 is located within Historic Tiverton Four Corners. Let your imagination wander back to the mid 1800’s as you pass through the proper boys or girls door into...

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Broody Hens & Hatching Chicks

noreply@blogger.com (Kristin) — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 12:48:00 +0000

We have new chicks at Sakonnet Farm, hatched the old fashioned way. This is the second time we had the mama birds do the work for us, my post about the first time can be found here. When the...

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Preserving Summer's Bounty- Cucumbers

noreply@blogger.com (Kristin) — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 13:00:00 +0000

We have had a very hot and dry (not much rain, plenty of humidity) summer which began very early this year. This has put all the crops about 2 weeks ahead of schedule. My neighbor told me...

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Wordless Wednesday- Liver for the Chicks

noreply@blogger.com (Kristin) — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 18:59:00 +0000

I have not done a Wordless Wednesday in a while, but this seemed appropriate. I felt like I was part of one of those Friday night murder mysteries we watch on Dateline. What was really going on?...

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Chicken Liver Pate and Real Food Roundup

noreply@blogger.com (Kristin) — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 19:00:00 +0000

The Real Food Challenge at The Nourished Kitchen has come to an end. Or it has just begun if you want to look at it that way, which I am. What were the challenges? Definitely the kid's food. But, I...

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Homemade Yogurt & Real Food Challenge Week #3

noreply@blogger.com (Kristin) — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 18:56:00 +0000

This is my third week round up for Jenny's Real Food Challenge from The Nourished Kitchen. I have continued with only some of the things Jenny has suggested, but I feel good about the changes I have...

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Real Food Challenge Week #2

noreply@blogger.com (Kristin) — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 01:05:00 +0000

Jenny at The Nourished Kitchen has been sending us emails every day with great tips and ideas about eating nothing but real food. It's been a great learning experience for me. I have not been able to...

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Local Food Forum & Real Food Challenge

noreply@blogger.com (Kristin) — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 20:50:00 +0000

I don't think you can get much more "real" than chicken feet stock- but in hopes to keep it real, I have joined in Jenny's Real Food Challenge at The Nourished Kitchen. Every day she is emailing an...

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Chicken Feet Stock

noreply@blogger.com (Kristin) — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 02:16:00 +0000

WARNING- this post won't be for everyone!! This is one of the craziest things I have ever done. And for me, it has brought my food ideas full circle. When I was growing up my parents had a huge...

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Agriculture on Aquidneck Island lecture & my first guest post!

noreply@blogger.com (Kristin) — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 18:02:00 +0000

I am very excited because I have been asked to write my first guest post over at Bill's blog Sustainable Sakonnet. You might remember that I found his blog quite by accident and was taken aback at...

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Goats, Snow & Xmas picture

noreply@blogger.com (Kristin) — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 23:21:00 +0000

This is what we woke up to this morning. Unfortunately it turned to rain late in the morning and it's all gone now. Well, unfortunately by the kids standards. Here is a new picture of Maggie-...

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Updates from our crazy life- 2 months in one post!

noreply@blogger.com (Kristin) — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 10:27:00 +0000

Howdy, y'all! Yes, we are still alive up here in our little corner of RI. I can't believe it's been two months since I last posted- my life has been completely changed, in a good way. No worries...

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I think we're all set for now....

noreply@blogger.com (Kristin) — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 12:29:00 +0000

Hubby went to the auction last night to get A (singular- meaning one) friend for Maggie last night. I stayed home with my eldest to catch up on homework & sleep. MISTAKE! He came home with- THREE...

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Wonderful day Working in the Woods

noreply@blogger.com (Kristin) — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:34:00 +0000

I tried to capture the essence of what we did today over at the farm, but it was pretty hard to photograph. We were working on getting a space for the goat and some of the chickens to get over there....

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Sakonnet Farm is becoming a reality

noreply@blogger.com (Kristin) — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 01:02:00 +0000

I don't think I've posted in a week- and I really miss it. But, thinks have been crazy over here (that's not new) in a very different way. Monday night we bought Maggie- out new goat. She is so cute-...

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Out of the Darkness Walk 2009

noreply@blogger.com (Kristin) — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 22:13:00 +0000

We participated in the 1st Out of the Darkness Walk in Newport, RI on Saturday. The weather was absolutely beautiful, we couldn't have asked for any better. To learn more about the event, please read...

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It's Official !!!

noreply@blogger.com (Kristin) — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 22:41:00 +0000

We are now owners of a second piece of property! Woo-Hoo! I snapped a few pix as I was standing there looking in awe at my surroundings. Here is the 360 degree from behind the garage. For some...

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Baked Flounder Fillets in Lemon-Soy Vinaigrette Recipe at Epicurious.com

noreply@blogger.com (Kristin) — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 01:44:00 +0000

I have no pictures tonight, but I do have two awesome recipes to share- you'll just have to use your imagination. I'm doing well sticking to the meal plan this week. I have even taken out the chicken...

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Swiss Chard with Onions & Garlic

noreply@blogger.com (Kristin) — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 01:46:00 +0000

I made my second swiss chard recipe ever tonight. (first being here with feta and dried cranberries) This was pretty good too- but I think I liked the first recipe better. The kids did too- I only...

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Pico de Gallo

noreply@blogger.com (Kristin) — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:02:00 +0000

I have almost nothing in the way of tomatoes this year- my couple plants that survived the wet spring/early summer are just starting to fruit now and they are still little and green. The "real"...

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