by Bill | Oct 30, 2015 | The Farm
I am always eager for duck season to start at Blue Ash Farm! The early fall mornings while the weather is still somewhat mild, and the sound of whistling wood ducks on the ponds, sloughs and wetlands makes my heart beat like the drum of a grouse in the woods. The...
by Bill | Oct 26, 2015 | The Farm
The small orchard at Blue Ash Farm yields several bushels of a mixed variety of apples and a few pears. I have never sprayed them with any kind of chemicals so they are not usually the most perfect looking shiny apples like you see in the grocery store. My bees...
by Bill | Sep 28, 2015 | Recipes
Spicy Margaritas 1 750ml bottle of your favorite tequilla 2-3 habanero chilies cut in half, seeds removed let the peppers steep in the tequilla for about 4 hours then remove. I like to pour the the tequilla into a pitcher so I can remove the peppers and pour the...
by Bill | Sep 28, 2015 | Farm to Table
I have been removing honey supers from the hives and extracting golden honey! It is a sticky job, but the smell of the honey fills the barn and I enjoy the sweet rewards! I am amazed at the amount of work it takes a hive of bees to make all the honey that pours from...
by Bill | Sep 11, 2015 | The Farm
This past spring I left my 30 year career as a broker on one of the trading floors in Chicago. It was a good career and allowed me to accomplish many goals in life, one of which was purchasing the land in southwest Wisconsin that would eventually become Blue Ash...
