Category Archives: Apples

Apple Cider: A Sure Marker of Fall

Our first post by our new contributor, Julie Christie, is also published in the Telegraph! John Chapman, who is better known as Johnny Appleseed, was most famous for planting apple trees throughout America. However, the people who harvested the apples … Continue reading

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Apple Cider Gravy

With Thanksgiving around the corner, this recipe is a delicious spin on a traditional part of the feast.

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Quirky Weather Spared many Well-Prepared Hollis Farms

Timing is everything when it comes to fruit trees and weather. Fruit trees have different patterns of shoot and fruit growth, so heat, frost, and rain patterns during different times of the season will result in varying responses.   An early … Continue reading

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Apple Sweet Potato Tarts

This recipe is from Liz Barbour of the Creative Feast combines fresh apples and sweet potatos into a lovely dessert!

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The Warm Winter Brings an Early Spring

Take a walk through the orchards in Hollis’s town center, enjoying the firm, dry paths beneath your sneakers and the warm breeze against your face. Walk by rows of peach trees pushing out pink blossoms, and note the field hands … Continue reading

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Produce Timetables

Estimated Crop Schedules

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Winter Work on the Farm

Written by Liz Barbour. The air is crisp, the fruit trees are bare, and the strawberry patch is blanketed with snow.  Winter is here and you might think your local farmer is taking a much deserved break from the hard … Continue reading

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Folded Apple Cranberry Pie Recipe

December’s “Down on the Farm” column in the Nashua Telegraph Feast section highlighted a great recipe from Liz Barbour of the Creative Feast:

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Winter Squash is at its Best Right Now

Another interesting article in the November Nashua Telegraph Feast section written by Liz and Haley Barbour. As the cold November weather rolls in, most of us stop visiting our local farm stands.  It is easy to forget that fresh, local produce … Continue reading

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Apple Squash Crisp Recipe

November’s “Down on the Farm” column in the Nashua Telegraph Feast section highlighted a great recipe from Liz Barbour of the Creative Feast:

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