"To market, to market"...

Try getting these into a trailer once ;)
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Noon farm dinners...

Our cottage guests will be sharing with us this weekend, but we are still waiting for you as well! This is a typical farm day at Maple Valley off-grid Farm in the summer...
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Haying on Field 1

A view of some of the Kinner pitching in
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fresh picked arugala, nasturtium leaves and flowers, borage flowers, purple carrots, mesculun red lettuce, hungarian pepper, fennel and yellow summer squash... Picked just a wee hour before guests arrival... Fresh, FRESH, farm FRESH!

Fresh farm salad today!

we are drinking in these beautiful days of summer!

Maple Valley off-grid Farms organic garlic, Kilarney Red and Georgian Crystal drying in the barn! fresh green beans...
there are those gorgeous purple carrots again! we are planting a ton more next year! views of the barn and a boy...


our daily visitor that arrives out of no where!


comin' in from the paddock! age 16 and 2... best of buddies too!

She makes the best homemade bread ever! She has surpassed us in all areas of life in what we could ever hope to even be... spiritually and more! Thanks be to GOD! fresh picked spinach! all 17lbs worth! no kiddin!

there is that homemade spelt and whole wheat bread she made!

some views of the farm that I love!

ruby red swiss chard! A favorite around here!

a bunch of our organically grown purple carrots!

from Johnny's Seeds of course! on the menu at Latitudes this weekend! (see above post)

a new baby born today on the farm!

While doing morning chores our son looked out to one of the back pastures to see Buttercup calving in the middle of the pasture... Everything went fine, the way you want calving to go, unassisted...

Please meet and welcome "Harold" to Maple Valley off-grid Farm

Appropriately named by our Lil' Ruthie... A Jersey Cross bull calf... WE HAVE A LOT OF MILK!!!

a local restaurant...

You can have a "piece" of Maple Valley off-grid Farms as well!

Check this out and tell that Homemakerang and the Gentle Giant sent you! You will love this inviting restaurant and of course what is on the gourmet menu! Don't let the small town fool you for BIG CITY taste and class!

Here is what Frank has to say from Latitudes:

The Skinny on the Beef:

We have Local Grass Fed Steaks From Maple Valley Farms This Weekend!

GRASS FED MAPLE VALLEY FARMS BEEF!



LOCAL GRASS FED BEEF FROM MAPLE VALLEY FARMS LOCATED IN CORAL MICHIGAN JUST 6 MILES FROM THE RESTAURANT

We are Featuring Great Lakes, Born and Raised in Michigan Food this weekend and the rest of the summer. We have Michigan Perch and Walleye, All Natural Local Grass Fed Beef from our Friends Farm located just 6 miles from the restaurant-Maple Valley Farms. Thank You to the Kuncaitis Family(Maple Valley Farms) for Their Dedication to their Great Family and Farm. They work extremely hard to give us the Best and Healthiest beef in the State.

We have a lot of Fresh Vegetables off various Local farms from Farmer Dave's Fresh Green Beans and Maple Valley Farms fresh Herbs and Heirloom Carrots and Beets!


So if you are looking for something different than what most restaurants are offering, you will want to come out and enjoy some of the freshest food in the state.


gracias,
Max Zamarripa
Latitudes Roadhouse

The makings of an off-grid swim raft

We are goin' with the Tom Sawyer, Mark Twain theme..."are ya feelin' it" people?
ya know, the one raft you always wished you had as a kid to play on and go down the river!

YA! That one!

Let's just say its going to take some more logs and some more time...

this new life we lead, we have plenty time and that's just fine with us...

our first and annual spelt harvest!

we spent about 2 days on our first and annual spelt harvest! you won't convince us that little people do not like chores!
He loves feeling part of this big picture even though he is only a wee 2 years young...
a lot goes on in this barn at Maple Valley off-grid Farm! It was milking time during this screening!
I love the father and the son camaraderie that happens at times like this!

We never "grew bread" before! Can't wait to make some of our homemade spelt bread that we grew ourselves! We know you will enjoy our organically grown spelts as well and might even enjoy a bread class here at the farm!

800 lbs. of spelt berries! We will have plenty of bread this year! :)

I cannot wait to grind the spelt berries!

I think I will have many helpers to do it with me! What do you think?

little and big green bean people!

Don't take our silence from blogging it seemsfor anything other than
shall I say "green beans or zucchini"!

How about you? What have you been canning? We have made about 30 pints of zucchini jam and more... See the right hand side bar below!

we had a relaxing weekend at the Maple Valley Cottage...

need I say more...?

oh my... It is almost time for 2nd cutting already!

lots of it!

someone is ready to be "fresh"

it was a false alarm yesterday... but she is getting ready

I never believe it until I see it! I am to much of a realist it seems!

I feel for her...

we will keep you all posted and keep up on Facebook (right side bar) for up to the minute updates and news for Maple Valley off-grid Farm!

life pictures...

Yes, a picture can speak 1,000 words or more...

These last few days, weeks, have been so full of life and beauty here on the farm.

Even in the busy of canning, picking, weeding,

haying, milking, baking, feasting and more,



there has been much time for love, for family,

for children, for Jesus and gut friends…

God, we thank you for this opportunity each day to live

and breathe your beautiful earth and all it has to offer...

You are enough for us…

May we continue to be your errand runners!

We thank you for the privilege!

our very own grape arbor!