tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278057938104444313Fri, 28 Feb 2020 03:18:03 +0000FiammagardenChickensFamily LifewinterCheeseCheese CaveFabianFerminSheepthe farm fairyBirdsChristmasDark days of WinterFruit treesHomeLocal FoodPeacehaven Community FarmRabbitsVintagebringing back the beescsathe farm fairy at your backyardAnathothBirthdayBluebirdsButterfliesCandlesCedar GroveCedar Grove Community Crossroads ProjectCheesecaveCheesemakingChicken CookChristmas TreeCommunityCowsCraft FairCraft RoomDafodillsDinnerEasy MealsElon Community Church Farmers MarketFallFarm StandFarm TourFarmers MarketFlowersFriendsHomesteadIrongate WineryLemonsLocal FarmsOmeleteOrchardShearing DaySpringSummerSunshine Lavender FarmWinter gardeningWoolWreathberry pickingbusy beechili contestcolony collapse disordereggsinfinity biodynamic farmkids daykids vendinglocal food challengeproducesquare foot gardenhttp://thefarmfairy.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Sandra)Blogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278057938104444313.post-1716271824516877448Mon, 19 May 2014 11:30:00 +00002014-05-19T07:34:35.419-04:00CheeseCheesecaveFabianFarmers Marketgardenthe farm fairy The colors of Spring Hello Friends! I can't believe that March and April are gone already and I haven't write any post since February. I guess it was just me and my thoughts looking for a pinch of color and a bit of inspiration from my garden to share with you all! May is an exciting month for us, everything, and I mean it, everything is back to a our normal. With that said, farmers markethttp://thefarmfairy.blogspot.com/2014/05/the-colors-of-spring-hello-friends-i.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sandra)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278057938104444313.post-7450057634619224880Tue, 25 Feb 2014 00:08:00 +00002014-02-24T19:08:25.088-05:00BirdsCheese CaveFabianFiammaShearing DaySheepWoolWreath These past days and today have been delicious days.  Picture Fiamma gave me to decorate my bedroom While working outside with Fabian on the cheese cave I couldn't help but feeling fulfilled listening to the different birds'songs that surrounded us, despite of the noisy saw and nail gun, the cardinals, titmouses and goldfinches were singing spring and to reassure that great feeling spring http://thefarmfairy.blogspot.com/2014/02/for-birds.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sandra)7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278057938104444313.post-7962442865870388287Wed, 05 Feb 2014 13:00:00 +00002014-02-05T08:00:08.019-05:00BirthdayFabianFamily Life Today is Fabian's Birthday, we have been celebrating birthdays together for 33 years now. Yes, we started dating when I was 15 and he was 17, we dated 8 years, got married and in March we will be celebrating our 25th Wedding Anniversary... Love, love, love... But today is his Birthday  and I would love to celebrate it with some pics. I know this is a very personal note in The Farm Fairy bloghttp://thefarmfairy.blogspot.com/2014/02/happy-birthday-to-love-of-my-life.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sandra)7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278057938104444313.post-5276784506495139276Fri, 10 Jan 2014 20:44:00 +00002014-01-10T15:44:44.943-05:00CheeseCheese CaveCheesemakingFerminFiamma The Cave Going back in time, more exactly to summer, waves of new beginnings were making bubbles and tickles in our hearts. Cheese was a word we mentioned by chance but took a another whole meaning. When we talk food we get passionate and always end up knees deep into the project so... We started our quest for local raw milk... and we grab the tools... And we made cheese!!http://thefarmfairy.blogspot.com/2014/01/a-cheese-cave-tale.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sandra)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278057938104444313.post-3827938136925603318Sun, 29 Dec 2013 23:55:00 +00002013-12-29T18:55:55.046-05:00CheeseCheese CaveChickensFarm StandFerminFiammagardenHomesteadRabbitsHello Friends! Believe it or not we are at the end of this exciting year at our Homestead, we moved here to our place in Old Glencoe Rd in January, on Martin Luther King Day to be more precise.  It was a long day of moving. The crew was: our family of four plus Cody, our daughter's boyfriend and Macarena, a young lady, daughter of a dear friend from Argentina, who happened to be visiting forhttp://thefarmfairy.blogspot.com/2013/12/a-year-at-homestead.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sandra)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278057938104444313.post-1489931196440872477Mon, 16 Dec 2013 20:29:00 +00002013-12-16T15:29:24.964-05:00BirdsChristmaswinterWinter gardeningToday, as every Monday, is a day when I sit at the computer and work from my dinning table. There are not many birds in the feeder but those cardinals in my cabinet make my day! Looking through the window I can see the bird feeder, not many birds working on it. I am waiting patiently for the cardinals to show up this year. I don't know if they are the same year after year, I wish I knew http://thefarmfairy.blogspot.com/2013/12/its-beginning-to-look-like-christmas.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sandra)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278057938104444313.post-2351724651596515950Mon, 02 Sep 2013 13:03:00 +00002013-09-02T09:03:26.983-04:00berry pickingButterfliesFiammaFlowersgardenSummerLast Saturday a friend laughed out loud when I said, "I am ready for summer!", it has been an unusual summer in North Carolina, lots but lots of rain, cool weather and a couple of hot summer days, not so bad as it encouraged us when sunny and bright to be out working in the garden, painting, rearranging things around the homestead. The veggies in the garden, some of them thrived in this kind of http://thefarmfairy.blogspot.com/2013/09/end-of-summer.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sandra)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278057938104444313.post-7135796879460097620Thu, 13 Jun 2013 13:24:00 +00002013-06-13T09:24:59.235-04:00BluebirdsChicken CookChickensFarm TourFruit treesHomeOrchard Welcome Friends! Summer is around the corner!   Are you ready for a Farm Tour?WELCOME TO THE FARM FAIRY MINI FARM The mason jar on this weathered bench is welcoming you to our home, many of  you have asked us about our new home and here you can have a view of what is going on, what is being done and still on its way. Welcome everybody! Thank you for stopping by!              Being sad and kind http://thefarmfairy.blogspot.com/2013/06/farm-tour-welcome-to-farm-fairy-mini.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sandra)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278057938104444313.post-6913291023679509500Tue, 26 Mar 2013 23:38:00 +00002013-03-26T19:38:59.960-04:00ChickensDafodillsFruit treesgardenRabbitsSheepSpringHow great to see on the calendar we are six days into Spring! It is kind cold outside, after almost 70 degrees a week ago? today is gray, windy and looks like those days when a soup can comfort our souls.   It is good the rabbit hutch is ready and just need a coat of paint, Fabian did the job in just a couple of days! Walking around the garden I could see tiny treasures that Spring is http://thefarmfairy.blogspot.com/2013/03/whispers-of-spring.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sandra)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278057938104444313.post-6449359970646329447Fri, 15 Mar 2013 02:11:00 +00002013-03-14T22:11:30.485-04:00CandlesChickensCraft RoomFriendsIrongate WineryLocal FarmsSheepthe farm fairyVintageJanuary was long gone, as well as February, Valentines' Day and we are almost into St. Patrick. How amazing is the way different celebrations are marking the path throughout the year. One celebration we were witness of last weekend was Shearing Day, the shearing season for sheep farms is very important, our friends John and Olga from Stoney Mountain Farm  in Burlington opened their gates so wehttp://thefarmfairy.blogspot.com/2013/03/a-sneak-peak-of-our-new-year.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sandra)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278057938104444313.post-6568887275593260857Mon, 29 Oct 2012 23:53:00 +00002012-10-29T19:53:42.984-04:00CowsCraft FairFall Here we are well into Fall Fall colors started to show a couple of weeks ago, today looks like they will be all gone, Sandy is hitting hard up North and here in NC Piedmont we still have some wind. Crunchy falling leaves dance in our front yard,  the kids already by the fire making s'mores , and it is not even close to winter! Still with Fall under our feet we are getting ready for our http://thefarmfairy.blogspot.com/2012/10/falling-in-love-with-fall.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sandra)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278057938104444313.post-1893471270918235198Wed, 22 Aug 2012 00:44:00 +00002012-08-21T20:44:12.503-04:00ChickenscsaFamily LifeFiammaPeacehaven Community FarmSunshine Lavender Farm Here we are, summer is way past their beach days, at least for us. For the first time in 12 years we were able to spend several days at the beach, riding bikes, eating local fish, visiting local farmers markets,  something that was not allow to us when we go on vacation just as a overnight treat something we have been doing for many years. Since my last post still on winter days we have been:http://thefarmfairy.blogspot.com/2012/08/where-we-have-been.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278057938104444313.post-7292033420224018721Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:57:00 +00002012-02-01T11:57:44.714-05:00HomeVintagewinter Today has been windy, rainy, and because of all what was said, humid.  It is kind of cold. Our baking has slowed down to just one farmers market what makes me very easy to stay at home while Fabian feeds the animals at the farm. Having just moved and with lots of projects around the house I decided to start with the one indoor and maybe the most tricky because I'm going wild with it. http://thefarmfairy.blogspot.com/2012/02/tackling-my-first-renovation-project-at.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278057938104444313.post-3354636254936964940Wed, 14 Dec 2011 21:44:00 +00002011-12-14T16:44:24.089-05:00Dark days of WinterDinnerEasy MealsLemonsLocal Food Simply Dinner Here we go, when time runs out, picking up the kids from school, the van that broke just in the wrong moment and dinner approaching nothing better than cooking a very simple meal. Here is what we did: Roasted Chicken with Roasted Sweet Potatoes and Swiss Chard LOCAL INGREDIENTS (just a note: even when we manage Peacehaven Community Farm, we don't live on site sohttp://thefarmfairy.blogspot.com/2011/12/dark-days-of-winter-week-2.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278057938104444313.post-7392264507401936944Tue, 13 Dec 2011 21:22:00 +00002011-12-13T16:22:55.496-05:00ChristmasChristmas TreeFamily LifeFerminFiammawinter Christmastime is here... I think after moving again I 'm ready with my Christmas Tree and the house decorations all in place after digging them up from the boxes I just move up to the attic a month ago and went down again a few days ago. I love my Christmas tree, nothing special but with all the ornaments and crafts we gather during our 11 Christmas we have celebrate here in USA looks likehttp://thefarmfairy.blogspot.com/2011/12/celebrating-life.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278057938104444313.post-5954154426095759844Thu, 08 Dec 2011 19:45:00 +00002011-12-13T15:03:55.530-05:00Dark days of WinterLocal FoodOmeletePeacehaven Community Farm A blink of an eye Omelet Hello friends, To enter more in details about Dark of Winter Challenge, it was started in 2007 by the people of (Not so Urban Hennery). The whole idea moves around cooking one meal each wee featuring SOLE (sustainable, organic, local, ethical) ingredients, during the lean months of the year, and write it on your blog. This year the challenge is being posted by http://thefarmfairy.blogspot.com/2011/12/dark-days-of-winter-week-1.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278057938104444313.post-7019473548539822594Sun, 04 Dec 2011 18:30:00 +00002011-12-04T14:57:43.229-05:00Family Lifelocal food challengewinterI love this picture of our old Bakehouse! I miss it so much and in honor of all the joys that this little house brought to us while baking in its yellow kitchen I'm going to use it as my winter postcard. Family life - Dark Winter Days Eat Local Challenge Family life during winter days seem more enjoyable, every one snuggle together by the fire, eating a piece of chocolate and watching an old http://thefarmfairy.blogspot.com/2011/12/winter-days-and-family-life.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278057938104444313.post-9123676493867724392Mon, 21 Jul 2008 12:45:00 +00002011-12-04T14:46:59.197-05:00eggsElon Community Church Farmers Marketkids daykids vendingproduceLast Thursday at Elon Community Church farmers market we had a one-of-a-kind event, "Kids Vending Day". What a wonderful community event! Kids sharing their talents and growing skills through their crafts, flower bouquets, hand milled pancake mix, cookies, muffins, produce, berries, etc. Also an obervation hive with honeybees and Milly, the Americana hen were the focal point in the educational http://thefarmfairy.blogspot.com/2008/07/kids-day-elon-community-church-farmers.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278057938104444313.post-4995644921625161875Fri, 18 Apr 2008 22:19:00 +00002008-04-18T18:33:28.093-04:00Urban farmingFarm Fairy provides an environmentally friendly approach to gardeningApril 12, 2008 - 12:06AM Commentary by Sarah Osborne / Times-News correspondent Kelsey Barham / Times-News correspondent A farm based in the city?When I knocked on the door of the http://thefarmfairy.blogspot.com/2008/04/times-news-article-thank-you-sarah.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278057938104444313.post-5119067290825462382Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:08:00 +00002008-02-24T19:35:28.370-05:00 Monday, January 21, 2008Interview with: The Farm FairyMeet the Mom Behind The Farm Fairy! Who is The Farm Fairy? Where are you located?My name Sandra Sarlinga and I am the founder of The Farm Fairy. The Farm Fairy is a small home based business that started three years ago while daydreaming to be at home with my two kids and at the same time to add an additional income to our house.The Farm http://thefarmfairy.blogspot.com/2008/02/we-are-in-wahm-spot.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278057938104444313.post-2528008173097912486Fri, 11 Jan 2008 18:27:00 +00002008-01-11T14:12:27.893-05:00csasquare foot gardenthe farm fairy at your backyardIs wintertime and walking around the house (living room- kitchen-den) is not exercise enough to get us satisfied so we decided to stop and sit down. This story happened on a rainy afternoon, that afternoon when we started working on a project that we had talked the year before but we perfected it. Last year we talked about installing in people’s gardens boxes following the Square Foot Method, http://thefarmfairy.blogspot.com/2008/01/farm-fairy-your-backyard.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278057938104444313.post-388530082784769336Mon, 10 Dec 2007 14:31:00 +00002007-12-11T09:25:55.093-05:00Anathothbringing back the beesCedar GroveCommunitygardenLast week, on a sunny Thursday morning, with my husband we head out to Anathoth Community Garden in Cedar Grove, North Carolina, our intention was to share our bee project “Bringing Back the Bees” with the goal of taking a beehive to the garden in our efforts to bring back the bees to the garden as a vital component of it. It was quiet and peaceful; we felt just a smooth breeze and the crispy http://thefarmfairy.blogspot.com/2007/12/anathoth-community-garden.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278057938104444313.post-2116351101087643865Wed, 28 Nov 2007 13:40:00 +00002011-12-04T14:41:34.528-05:00bringing back the beesbusy beecolony collapse disordergardenthe farm fairy at your backyardToday, November the 28th is a nice and bright morning. We are expecting a high of 59 F degrees around noon, it doesn’t sound like fall around central North Carolina! Doesn’t it? I kissed my kids goodbye, they are in their way to school, fed my cats and took a little walk around my garden beds, the lettuce looks gorgeous, I can’t believe I have my gourmet salad mixes, right in my backyard! The http://thefarmfairy.blogspot.com/2007/11/busy-bees-in-november.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278057938104444313.post-559630215020960309Mon, 26 Nov 2007 17:30:00 +00002007-11-26T15:40:10.062-05:00Cedar Grove Community Crossroads Projectchili contestinfinity biodynamic farmthe farm fairy The Saturday after Thanksgiving we were part of an event very important for a small community in rural America, a Chili Contest to benefit Cedar Grove Community Crossroads Project: (1840's Historic home and country store at 5132 Efland-Cedar Grove Rd. in Cedar Grove, North Carolina, to be restored as a community grocery co-op, deli, and non-profit education center.)It was a cool and crispy fall http://thefarmfairy.blogspot.com/2007/11/chili-contest.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278057938104444313.post-5164676507001119886Mon, 26 Nov 2007 17:27:00 +00002007-11-26T12:29:20.565-05:00Welcome! 11/26/07I decided to create an online journal about gardening, beekeeping, cooking and all sort of things that are going on in my everyday life and hope you enjoy it, and perhaps we can share some tips and comments to make our company more enjoyable!http://thefarmfairy.blogspot.com/2007/11/welcome.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)1