Warmer days signal the start of maple syrup season in Maine, so that means a trip to a local sugar shack to learn how maple syrup is made. Then Lisa puts the syrup to good use in a maple walnut cake.
Lisa heads to a local farm to get some tips for growing strawberries, then returns home to the farm to whip up some sweet treats for her family and the chickens.
The arrival of warmer weather means it's time for baby chicks on the farm. Lisa shares her best tips and attempts to get one of her hens to raise the new babies.
In this feather filled episode, meet some of Lisa’s poultry pals. Plus, learn how to shuck an oyster and start your own vegetable garden from seed.
Summer has finally arrived in Maine and Lisa makes a visit to a Lavender farm to learn all about this desirable herb. Then it's time for homemade ice cream!
Lisa heads to the coast of Maine for some tips on boiling lobster and picks up some special treats for the chicken. She’s also baking her version of a favorite Maine dessert.
With fall in the air, a trip to a local orchard to pick some apples is in order. Then it’s back home to bake a pie, mix up a batch of homemade apple cider vinegar, and make some fun apple snacks for the chickens.
Lisa heads to a Christmas Tree farm to pick out the perfect tree, then she heads back to the farm to share some chicken keeping basics. Lisa then shows us how to beat the winter blues with lemons!
The Great Pumpkin Planting Garlic Pumpkin Treats for Chickens Homemade Pumpkin Spice Pumpkin Swirl Cheesecake (recipe is also in my cookbook) Partially filmed on location at Treworgy Farms
Scrambled It Is Common Egg Cooking Mistakes Perfect Scrambled Eggs Lemon Fried Eggs (recipe is also in my cookbook) Steamed Eggs Soft-boiled Eggs Eggs Benedict (recipe is also in my cookbook)
Moo Vous Plait Homemade Ice Cream Partially filmed on location at Heritage Oak Farm and Windy Ridge Farm
Duck Duck Goose Raising Ducks All about Duck Eggs Hatching Duck Eggs What Color Eggs do Ducks Lay? Cayuga Ducks Raising Geese All about Goose Eggs Quail Eggs How Often Should I Collect Eggs Broody Hen Refrigerating Eggs Cheese Souffle Recipe
Maine is known for its wild blueberries. Lisa explains the difference between cultivated and wild berries, and talks about why the Maine climate allows blueberries to grow so well in her state. Since blueberries are in season now, Lisa is excited to bake blueberry cobbler with homemade whipped cream, and she also makes blueberry ice pops for her flock.
A holiday meal highlighting some traditional New England Thanksgiving recipes, including spiced cranberry sauce, popovers, seafood chowder, and a sweet Indian pudding.
The annual holiday light display at the Coastal Maine Botanical Garden; traditional creme brulee; how to handle the lack of light during the long Maine winters.
Ice fishing; lox and cream cheese omelets; a lunch of beet hash.