Phil Potempa’s From the Farm

Phil Potempa’s From the Farm Columnist & Author Philip Potempa invites you inside his family farm for recipes & relaxing memories.

08/28/2026

We have a new wave of mosquitoes at the farm from all the unusual August rain and this hungry garden spider was busy catching them all outside the farm kitchen window at supper-time dusk on the evening of the Full Sturgeon Moon and partial lunar eclipse 🕷️🕸️🌗

We’re still feeling blue at the farm with the passing of forever farm girl-turned iconic superstar Dolly Parton…Earlier ...
08/26/2026

We’re still feeling blue at the farm with the passing of forever farm girl-turned iconic superstar Dolly Parton…Earlier this month we made our annual batches of blueberry preserves and it reminded me of my interview with the late Denise Nickerson aka “Violet” from the 1971 film classic W***y Wonka & the Chocolate Factory 🫐

The September “webs” have arrived early this year. They weren’t on the farm back porch yesterday. The window-ledge gnome...
08/24/2026

The September “webs” have arrived early this year. They weren’t on the farm back porch yesterday. The window-ledge gnome looks more like sleepy Rip Van Winkle 😊

Ever wondered about Wagyu Beef… Chef Jay at Blue Chip Casino Hotel Spa explains the difference and the details along wit...
08/23/2026

Ever wondered about Wagyu Beef… Chef Jay at Blue Chip Casino Hotel Spa explains the difference and the details along with his delectable meatball recipe highlighted 😊

08/22/2026

This month’s August 2026 rains have yielded bumper amount births of baby toads…and they blend-in and camaflouge perfectly with the rocks along the farm’s old railroad way 🐸

Patches of mushrooms 🍄 popping up on the farm lawn in (a wet?) August is something rare. While mowing grass last week I ...
08/21/2026

Patches of mushrooms 🍄 popping up on the farm lawn in (a wet?) August is something rare. While mowing grass last week I felt like Wizard Gargamel and feline fiend Azrael destroying the Smurf Village lol

Not to be confused with “lady slippers”…delicate “spotted orange jewel weed” also called “touch-me-not” are a variety of...
08/19/2026

Not to be confused with “lady slippers”…delicate “spotted orange jewel weed” also called “touch-me-not” are a variety of wild impatiens growing waterside along the farm footbridge. Despite their anti-social slang name… they are valued for a natural remedy for poison ivy and skin irritation😊

Happy 95th Birthday Mom! We’re missing Dad on this special milestone birthday including a family and friends dinner part...
08/17/2026

Happy 95th Birthday Mom! We’re missing Dad on this special milestone birthday including a family and friends dinner party at Blue Chip Casino Hotel Spa 😊

Thank you Martha Stewart and my older sister Pam Potempa Robinson for the help and inspiration with today’s Sunday colum...
08/16/2026

Thank you Martha Stewart and my older sister Pam Potempa Robinson for the help and inspiration with today’s Sunday column 😊

Thank you everyone for the birthday greetings, blessings and well wishes for today and my turning 56. Certainly a stormy...
08/13/2026

Thank you everyone for the birthday greetings, blessings and well wishes for today and my turning 56. Certainly a stormy strange birthday. My first birthday without Dad here with Mom and Tracker at the table to celebrate the day. Well…Here’s to the year ahead!

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