The Farmer’s Daughter is a garden center, gift shop, farm stand, and wedding venue in South Kingstown, RI. I work a few minutes down the road and when I need a break from the computer screen or am having a rough day – this place never fails to soothe my soul (or eyeballs). There are so […]
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Making Rose Hip Jam
I had just finished telling a friend that I’d heard you can make jam from the rose hips of the beach rose plant, Rosa rugosa when a fateful email newsletter arrived from the Goldenrod Foundation. “Do you want to join us at a remote field research station on a beach in Plymouth to make rose hip […]
Tomato Day at Casey Farm
Casey Farm is a historic, working farm in Saunderstown, RI. The property is situated on a rolling hill overlooking Narragansett Bay, and driving by this picturesque farm is the highlight of my daily commute. Casey Farm’s Coastal Growers Market was voted one of the top 5 Farmers’ Markets in New England by Yankee Magazine. My friend Kendalyn invited me […]