Iris and Honey is a food and lifestyle blog with an emphasis on local farms and businesses in Central PA.
I am writing this while watching the live stream of the Calving Corner at the 2018 Pennsylvania Farm Show. Four dairy farms from Lancaster have shared their cows for the week so that the public has a unique opportunity to witness cows giving birth, seeing the moms and the calves…
There are challenges to becoming a locavore. Finding reliable sources of food that are local may be difficult. The original locavore challenge focused on what was available in a 100-mile radius. These are a few of the challenges that exist in Pennsylvania: Choices: Are avocados grown in Pennsylvania? How about…
Apple Valley Creamery is a family owned dairy farm about 40 minutes south of where I live. They offer home delivery of their dairy products as well as the products of other local farms and businesses. It is great that they offer local products that can be delivered right to…