Gerdes Fresh Farm

08/16/2022

I hate colds! -- Can we skip them?!

“I love when my kids are sick” - said NO MOM ever. Playing mommy-nurse is HARD. (Especially if YOU are sick!) My daughter, Anna, had RSV as an infant. I spent countless nights watching her labored breathing, wondering what I could do to strengthen her struggling lungs. For many months after that...

08/13/2022

This is the BEST corn!

🌽📣 Time to get those freezers filled up! 🌽 📣 Today is the last chance to get some corn for freezing on a weekend! We have plenty of corn picked and will be open until 6:00 today.

Looking ahead, we will be closed tomorrow (Sunday) but open on Monday and Tuesday for sure.

08/01/2022

https://www.gerdesfreshfarm.com/post/3-ways-to-rescue-summer-before-its-gone-start-here-with-my-creamsicle-recipe

For the record: I don’t hate school; HOWEVER, I saw something mildly horrific at Walmart this week: Back to School Supplies I feel like my summer JUST started, and then Walmart had the GALL to go back to school on me?! (Don’t they know we're TRYING to enjoy the last few drops of sunshine and gre...

07/21/2022

Nothing says "Happy Birthday to me" like a brown cow 🙂 We've been dreaming about her for a long time and she's finally here!! We're wooing her with apples and lots of visits to the pasture as we get to know her timid but curious personality.

She's an A2A2 Jersey who needs a name!
We've got ideas, but we want yours! Comment a name suggestion!

07/19/2022

3 Top Reasons You'll Love Making Sourdough with Me!

Confession time. I LOVE bread. Specifically toasted, with butter, and raw honey. Is there anything better? HOWEVER - up until a year ago, I didn’t realize how it made me feel. I thought feeling bloated and a little sick after breakfast was normal… but guess what?! - It’s NOT. Fast forward to t...

04/26/2022

Come behind the scenes with me!

“I want a cow!!”, I hear so many of you say, and I couldn’t agree more!! I HAVE cows, and I still feel the same way ;) I am **intimately** aware of the relentless tug of that creamy goodness… and I’m here to help. You’ve heard of baby fever. Some of you have it. It strikes - unannounced....

04/12/2022

You're Making History TODAY... What does it look like?

If today was the only memory your child would have, would you live it differently?

03/08/2022

Does anything make you giddy from your toes?
Or maybe a better question is - DO YOU get excited over things as an adult?
I’m not talking average level ho-hum “excitement”. I’m talking real, live, DELIGHT.
As a kid, it’s ok to jump, squeal and holler from the bottom of your toes to the top of your head. Not so as an adult.
That’s just ‘weird’ - if anyone is watching.
…But should it be?
--- Visit the blog for the full story & Recipe! (Link in Comments)

01/18/2022

Have you SMILED yet today?
Try watching this without laughing. I sure can't

Have you smiled yet today? Just *try* watching this without laughing. I sure can't.

01/04/2022

Sharing a difficult story today - so you can stand on my experience.
I'm here for the real... not the reel.

This is not a “highlight reel” story, but I’m not here for the reel. I’m here for the real. So here's the real:

12/21/2021

It's not what you're thinking...
Link in Comments :)

12/21/2021

Behind the Scenes!

I’d venture to say that MOST wives don’t hear “going to catch wild honeybees” when they ask about the day’s plans.