(us, circa 2007 – Ella was three months old when we opened this space!)
That’s right friends, this month marks three years on Main St in Amherst!  We have the most amazing customers, and we’re so proud to be part of this thriving, beautiful community.  To celebrate, we’ve had free birthday cake in past years, but ...
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Happy Lamas (Harvest Festival) everyone!

This weekend brought some serious harvest bounty from farms here in our blessed Valley.  Ella and I managed to drive an hour out to Benson Place in Heath to pick up our wild blueberries, and on the way we stopped at the Greenfield Farmer’s Market.  We got ripe peaches, the first ...
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I drove slowly , heart in my throat, Ella in the backseat, as Ben and Cole made their way through the center of our town to our bean field on the riding cultivator for the first time.

And then they, with our amazing friend and farming partner Seth, proceeded to rock the field, weeding and hilling ...
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There’s a lot of new excitement at Wheatberry these days . . .

Decadent Brownies made with Taza Chocolate and topped with Taza Chocolate-Covered Nibs.  Why is Taza so incredible?  They buy their chocolate directly from the growers, then stone-grind it right in Somerville, MA.  Perhaps most delicious is what they don’t add – no corn ...
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Some sewing for the bakery is moving along, stitch by stitch, in a few minutes stolen here and there.
It’s amazing how those moments can add up.
Including, my first applique project ever.  (To be revealed soon . . .)

This week, we’ve closed down Wheatberry, to train some awesome new staff, and to prep and plant beans for the CSA.  In case you were worried we were sitting around, here’s our morning in photos:

Meet Kara – new Wheatberry staff, and PVHG intern extraordinaire.  She can now add “rock picker” and “wheat trial manager” to ...
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(photo by Patti Powers)
Cheshire Garden Jam, that is!  Patti has very generously offered two jars of her incredible jam as a giveaway!
We were super blessed to have Patti has our farmer’s market neighbor at our first farmer’s market ever, when we started Wheatberry five years ago (five years this spring!).  She is spunky, sweet, and ...
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Whew, this week has nearly gotten away from me, but I’ve been thinking about you.  How did your kitchen tool purging go?  Are you feeling lighter, and finding what you need more easily?  Are you scared?  If you can’t bear to give all those tools away just yet, put them in a box and put ...
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Hello folks.  Hope you enjoyed time out in the sunshine this weekend, getting your hands dirty!  Ella and Ben created her garden bed, and she got right to work hoeing.
From last week, we’re still loving that sourdough challah.  On Saturday morning, I made Challah French Toast, which I think definitely makes the cut for a ...
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I’ve got some inspiration I’d like to share with all of you, to help make your kitchen a lovely place to be.  It’s so easy to feel that we don’t have enough time to cook at home, and I have found (both in my home kitchen and our bakery kitchen) that organizing your space can ...
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