Jennerations Farm

06/17/2026

We have availability on a whole beef headed to butcher October 2026 if anyone is interested in the whole, half or quarter $4.25 a pound hanging weight plus butcher costs.

06/08/2026

Apple butter making day was not a quiet domestic task. It was a community event, and in the Appalachian mountains and the Ozarks it was one of the markers of the season that people looked forward to the way they looked forward to a gathering or a dance.
The process required a large copper kettle, sometimes three to five gallons, sometimes much larger, set over an outdoor fire, and it required constant stirring for hours, sometimes the better part of a full day, to keep the apples from scorching. That stirring was shared work. Families rotated through the long wooden paddle, neighbors took shifts, children were given their turn when the kettle was at a safe stage and the adults needed a rest.
The apples were cooked down with cider and sugar and spiced with cinnamon and cloves and sometimes allspice, and the smell of it carried a long way down the ridge. People said you could smell an apple butter day from two hollers over, and the smell itself was a kind of invitation.
When it was done, when the butter had cooked down to a deep brown and a spoonful on a cold plate would hold its shape without running, it was ladled into crocks and jars and divided among the families who had contributed the work and the apples. Nobody went home empty-handed.
Apple butter kept through the winter without refrigeration and it went on everything: cornbread, biscuits, a spoon eaten straight from the crock when the cold got into your bones.
The gathering around the kettle was as important as what came out of it. Mountain people understood that some tasks were better done together, and that doing them together was itself a form of wealth.
Do you remember an apple butter making day? Who stirred the kettle in your family?

06/07/2026

Bana learned to bake from her mom, where recipes were less about perfection and more about sharing something made with care. The best part was always giving food to friends and family, because homemade desserts have a way of bringing people together.

05/20/2026

Well looks like our bulls that were out making babies in Leesburg this past summer/fall were pretty successful…. Nice looking bull calf!

05/07/2026

Authorities in Ohio are asking farmers and livestock buyers in the region to be on the lookout for dozens of stolen calves. >>> https://www.wdtv.com/2026/05/06/thieves-steal-64-calves-worth-nearly-130k-farm-heist-sheriff-says/

05/03/2026

This special recipe for Homemade Fudgesicles was passed down to me from my grandma and uses real cream.
It really is the perfect way to make a delicious treat for the kids (or for you!) this summer!

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04/21/2026

It is dandelion season! I’m going to try these🩶

04/21/2026

04/19/2026

Two full water bins yet every cow i own wants to drink out of the one being filled……

04/11/2026

Flower jelly is a simple way to capture the delicate flavor of edible blossoms, and this collection of 20 plus recipes includes everything from lilac and violet to elderflower and rose petal 🌻🌷🪻🌹