COOKBOOK GIVEAWAY

It's been a while since we had a giveaway.  We'd like to get back into that. We have some books to share as giveaway items in the coming weeks.

Here is the first one.  

It is called "Grandma's Farm Country Cookbook" by Martha Engstrom.  Over 400 blue ribbon winning recipes.

There are some great tips as well, recipes range from appetizers to desserts, side dishes to breads and even some candy and fudge.

There are illustrations from "The Farmer's Wife" magazine scattered throughout along with some old school tips and tricks.

As always (and for those new to the blog) the rules are as follows:

We'd like you to be a "friend of the farm" (we love having followers and Google recently deleted a bunch because of some glitch) but of course that's not required.  Please leave a comment here on THIS thread letting us know that you want to have your name entered in the drawing.  Remember, be sure that your name or your user name is on your comment so that we can have something to write on the slips of paper when we do the drawing.  If two or three of you post as anonymous, we can't know which anonymous wins if that's what is pulled.

The contest will run until 11:59pm Friday.  At that time we'll randomly pick one winner, post the results and the winner will need to email us with their shipping address at that time and We'll ship your book directly to you within a few days.  

Sorry, due to overseas shipping costs based on the weight, the contest is limited to residents of the United States.

One Entry Per Person

Leave your entry request below as a comment.  We won't reply to them we'll just use them to have a list of entries.

Thanks and good luck!

CONTEST OVER, WILL DRAW A NAME THIS WEEKEND.  ANOTHER ONE COMING SOON!

AND THE WINNER IS...

And the winner of the Plant Nanny giveaway is...

Anne from her blog New Happenings at the Table

Congrats!

Send me an email with your address and we'll get you all fixed up!

Thanks to everyone for entering, everyone always leaves such great comments about wanting to win, we wish we could give away something to everyone!  

But we'll have another giveaway soon!  

I'm sensing a book giveaway...stay tuned...

PLANT NANNY GIVEAWAY

A couple of days ago CLICK HERE, I posted a review of the Plant Nanny watering system.  

Well, the wonderful folks at Plant Nanny sent us an extra set for us to host a giveaway!  Yep, it's time for a giveaway!  Woo hoo!

Plant Nanny Recycle a Wine Bottle

Their website is HERE.  

As we aren't at the farm during the week, we do have the need for something to water in our absence and they are working wonderfully for us so far.

Recycling wine bottles to water your plants is easy with the Recycle a Wine Bottle Stake. It’s a great way to water plants day-to-day, and the perfect solution to keep plants watered while on vacation. As the soil dries, our terracotta stake slowly releases water from the reservoir deep into the soil and directly to the root system.  Plants grow healthier by getting consistent moisture where it’s most needed.

And indeed, it's been working for us, for the plants we have on the porch...

So, as always (and for those new to the blog) the rules are as follows:

We'd like you to be a friend of the farm" (we love having followers and Google recently deleted a bunch of them) but that's not required.  Please leave a comment here on this thread letting us know that you want to be entered.  Remember, be sure your name or your user name is on your comment so that we can have something to write down on the slips of paper when we have the drawing.  If two or three of you post as "anonymous", we can't know which "anonymous" wins if that is what is pulled.

The contest will run until 11:59pm, Monday night, to give everyone the weekend and a day.  At that time, we'll randomly pick one winner, post the results and the winner will need to email us with their shipping address at that time.  

We'll ship your PLANT NANNY SET directly to you within a few days
(wine bottles not included, ha)

Sorry, due to overseas shipping cost of a heavy item, giveaway is only open to US and Canadian residents.

One entry per person.

Thanks and good luck!

(leave your request below as a comment, we don't reply to the comments here so we can just have a list of the names entered)

GIVEAWAY HAS NOW ENDED, CLOSED TO ENTRIES, DRAWING TOMORROW NIGHT!

AND THE GIVEAWAY WINNER IS...

Thanks to everyone for entering... 

The winner of the book giveaway is:

CONGRATULATIONS!

CLICK HERE for her Google+
CLICK HERE for her blog 

 

We just need you to email us (use the "email me" button on the sidebar) and let us know the address to send it to.

We love doing these but we hate when not everyone can win.  

Thanks to everyone for always leaving such kind comments.  There will be another one coming soon, we have some more books to share!

TABLETOP GARDENS BOOK GIVEAWAY

It's time for a giveaway!

Enter once in the comments below.  
The giveaway ends Sunday, February 14, at 11:59pm.

Found this book recently as we were unpacking and realized that we can't have a tabletop garden at the apartment because the cats would think of it as an all you can eat buffet and we can't do it at the farm and not water it for a week so we decided to give it away.  

Here is the Amazon link if you'd like more information on the book:

Beautiful Tabletop Gardens by Kilby, Janice Eaton (2005) Hardcover

The book is by author Janice Eaton.  Create a little garden paradise in every corner of your home and enjoy it year round.  Tips, illustrations and photos showing every step of how to create and assemble small gardens everywhere in your house using cuttings, seeds, rootings, etc.  

As always (and for those new to the blog) the rules are as follows:

We'd like you to be a friend of the farm" (we love having followers and Google recently deleted a bunch of them) but that's not required.  Please leave a comment here on this thread letting us know that you want to be entered.  Remember, be sure your name or your user name is on your comment so that we can have something to write down on the slips of paper when we have the drawing.  If two or three of you post as "anonymous", we can't know which "anonymous" wins if that is what is pulled.

The contest will run for one week, until 11:59pm, next Sunday night, the end of the weekend.  At that time, we'll randomly pick one winner, post the results and the winner will need to email us with their shipping address at that time.  

We'll ship your book directly to you within a few days.

Sorry, due to overseas shipping cost of a heavy book, giveaway is only open to US and Canadian residents.

One entry per person.

Thanks and good luck!

(leave your request below, we don't reply to the comments here so we can just have a list of the names entered)

GIVEAWAY HAS NOW ENDED, CLOSED TO ENTRIES, DRAWING TOMORROW NIGHT update: WINNER IS GRITS & MOXIE

IRISES FOR YOU, INSPIRATION THURSDAY

UPDATE:  Going to leave this up for a bit this morning to give anyone else a chance, she still has some left.

Last Spring, one of our Friends of the Farm, Colleen, sent us these pictures of her beautiful Iris beds.  She has quite the collection! 

The pictures were so pretty, I asked her if I could use them for an inspiration Thursday post and I did.  I'm reposting them again today...

Iris beds

...because she has an offer!  

She wrote to let us know that she is thinning and dividing the beds, moving things around and has an offer of free iris rhizomes (divisions) for those who want them!

• She will perform the manual/heavy labor and dig them up for free
• She will provide the divisions themselves for free
• All you will pay is the postage to ship the full boxes
• Serious inquiries only (it's a lot of work on her end)
• Cash or money order only

Send me an email by clicking the button over on the side bar or just use "houstonray@gmail.com" and let me know you are interested.  I will get you in contact with her and let y'all work out the details.

This offer is "while supplies last" of course since there are limited amounts she can dig up so act fast before they're all gone! (we've already got a box coming!)

Thank you dear Colleen!  You are awesome!

CANNING APRON GIVEAWAY

It's time for a giveaway!  

Times two!

We found these at the store the other day and they were just too cute to pass up.  They are canning themed aprons.  I even picked up one for myself.  Be sure and read the note below in red, there are special instructions for entering. 

This is the first one...showing some canning jars with tomatoes in them and the phrase:

"I can...because I can"

This is the second one...showing a canning jar with a crown and the phrase:

"Canning Queen"

(no this is NOT the one I picked up for myself, LOL)

 They are 100% cotton, made in China, measure 26"x33" and say "one size fits all".  Nothing fancy or high end but they sure are fun.

As always (and for those new to the blog) the rules are as follows:

We'd like you to be a friend of the farm" (we love having followers) but that's not required.  Please leave a comment here on this thread letting us know that you want to be entered.  Remember, be sure your name or your username is on your comment so that we can have something to write down on the slips of paper when we have the drawings.

ALSO, you need to say in your comment WHICH one you'd like to be entered for.  We realize everyone's tastes are different and if you don't mind winning either one, then just say either.  But if you don't like one or the other and would rather win the one you like, just say which one in your comment and we'll hold a separate drawing for each one.

"Because I can"
 or 

"Canning Queen" 
or 

"Either"

The contest will run for nine days, until 11:59pm, next Sunday night, April 19th, the end of the weekend.  At that time, we'll randomly pick one winner for each Apron, post the results and the winners will need to email us with their shipping address at that time.  

We'll ship your apron directly to you within a few days.

Because this is a lightweight item, the giveaway is open to everyone.

One entry per person.

Thanks and good luck!

(leave your request below, we don't reply to the comments here so we can just have a list of the names entered)

CONTEST HAS NOW ENDED, DRAWING WILL BE THIS WEEK AND WINNERS WILL BE NOTIFIED VIA EMAIL OR ON A POST HERE.

BOOK GIVEAWAY WINNER IS...

Thanks to everyone for entering... 

The winner of the book giveaway is:

CONGRATULATIONS!

Leigh -  From her awesome blog 5 Acres and a Dream

We just need you to email us (use the "email me" button on the sidebar) and let us know the address to send it to.

We love doing these but we hate when not everyone can win.  Thanks for always leaving such kind comments.  There will be another one coming soon!

GARDENERS WEATHER BIBLE BOOK GIVEAWAY (ENDED)

It's time for a giveaway!
Enter once in comments below, giveaway ends ended Sunday, February 8, at 11:59pm.

Gardener's Weather Bible by Sally Roth

Found this book at a used book store recently and picked up two copies, one for our library at the farm and a copy to give away.  

Here is the Amazon link if you'd like to more information on the book:

The Gardener's Weather Bible: How to Predict and Prepare for Garden Success in Any Kind of Weather

The book is by author Sally Roth.  It includes great tips on how to use the weather to your advantage in the garden year round and learn how weather affects everything.  For example, when to protect from frost and when not to worry about it...learn how to listen to bird songs for upcoming weather...even how plants can help predict the weather.

As always (and for those new to the blog) the rules are as follows:

We'd like you to be a friend of the farm" (we love having followers) but that's not required.  Please leave a comment here on this thread letting us know that you want to be entered.  Remember, be sure your name or your user name is on your comment so that we can have something to write down on the slips of paper when we have the drawing.

The contest will run for one week, until 11:59pm, next Sunday night, the end of the weekend.  At that time, we'll randomly pick one winner, post the results  and the winner will need to email us with their shipping address at that time.  

We'll ship your book directly to you within a few days.

Sorry, due to overseas shipping cost of such a heavy book, giveaway is only open to US and Canada residents.

One entry per person.

Thanks and good luck!

(leave your request below, we don't reply to the comments here so we can just have a list of the names entered)

CONTEST HAS NOW ENDED, WINNER ANNOUNCED THIS WEEK

THE WINNERS ARE...

Thanks for everyone for entering... 

The three winners of the Ball jar infuser giveaway are:

CONGRATULATIONS!

JOANI  -  My Southwest Ramblings blog

COLLEEN - I don't believe you have a blog but if you do, please let us know!

AMANDA POPE - Misty Pines Blog

We just need each of you to email us (use the "email me" button on the sidebar) and let us know the address to send it to.

Trust me when I say, we love doing giveaways but we hate when not everyone can win.  Thanks for always leaving such kind comments and there will be another one coming soon!

MASON JAR INFUSER GIVEAWAY

It's time for a giveaway!

UPDATE:  We're going to give away THREE of these, so be sure and enter below by commenting and letting us know to enter your name.

Ball Infuser

I recently stumbled across this new item (new to me anyway) from Ball Brands.  It's a Mason Jar Infuser.  It lets you turn a canning jar into one of those infusers that puts the essence of fruits and other items into drinking water. I bought one for our own use and so I picked up a second one to give away.

Mason Jar Infuser

You simply fill the infuser section with the fruits/veggie combination of your choice (the back of the package, photo below, has some suggestions) and then screw the infuser piece into the lid.  Lastly, the whole unit is screwed onto a widemouth jar filled with water.  Pop it into the fridge and let the flavors infuse the water.  You can even drink directly out of it, like a sippy cup.  

If you don't win one and still want one (they would make fun Christmas gifts), they are available in some stores that sell Ball products or Amazon sells them via the following link:

Ball Wide Mouth Mason Jar Infuser  

This isn't a promotion from Ball, this is just coming from us to you, so we'll be shipping it out directly ourselves.

If you have any ideas for flavor combinations, do share with all of us!

As always (and for those new to the blog) the rules are as follows:

You need to be a "friend of the farm" (a follower) and then leave a comment here on this thread letting us know that you want to be entered.

The contest will run until 11:59pm, next Sunday night, the end of the Thanksgiving weekend.  Then we'll randomly pick one winner, post the results and the winner will need to email me with their shipping address at that time.  We'll ship your item directly to you within a few days.

Sorry, due to large international shipping cost of such a small item, it's only open to US and Canada residents.

One entry per person.

Thanks and good luck!

IT'S 12:01AM CST AND GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED.
DRAWING THIS WEEK SO CHECK BACK!

AND THE WINNERS ARE...

Ball brand jars was kind enough to allow us TWO sets of jars to give away.  Of course, we had 38 entries...I wish we could have given away almost 38 sets.

So, without further ado, the winners are:

Texas Rose, one of our newer 'friends' who unfortunately doesn't have a blog, but has left some awesome comments on our posts, not to mention she has a very kind soul...

AND

Jaz from October Farm, an amazing food creator, garden guru and also a very kind and generous soul.  Check out her blog by clicking HERE...

I need both of you to email me the mailing address you want to use and I will get that to the people at Ball Brand Jars who will ship out your jar sets.

Thank you again to everyone who entered, we truly are sad when we get so many entries but only have one (or two) winners.  We'll have some more stuff coming soon, so keep trying! 

Thanks again to everyone and of course to Ball Jars for allowing us to host an awesome giveaway.

BALL BRAND VINTAGE GREEN JAR GIVEAWAY

Yay, it's time for another giveaway!

I was recently contacted by Jarden Home Brands to host a giveaway of a new set of their Ball brand jars and in exchange for hosting it, we were given a set as well.  There certainly isn't much I can say about Ball brand jars that hasn't already been said (and always good!).  They have been made in the USA for over 100 years and the name is virtually synonymous with home canning.

Last year, they introduced something new to their ubiquitous line of canning jars and supplies.  A new limited edition heritage collection of jars in different colors.

For 2013, they were "Heritage Blue" Ball brand jars, as seen in the photo below.

They were only available for 2013.

For this year, 2014, they have introduced a new color, "Spring Green".

These will of course only be available this year.  They would be so great for canning and of course, as all Ball brand jars, for decorative or storage purposes.

Pickles would be so pretty... 

Drinks and even as a vase of flowers, beautiful...

Yellow peppers look nice behind the green glass...

We got our case of them and oh my gosh, they are SO pretty.  We can't wait to can something with them.  I think tomatoes would be gorgeous in this color glass.  They have such a vintage feel to them.  As much as I like the blue, I love these even more.  Another home run from Jarden Home Brands!  Hmm...it was blue last year, green this year, I wonder what next year's color will be?  Purple?  Amber?  Red?  I hope they keep coming with colors, they are certainly pretty.

So, all that being said, Jarden Home Brands has very generously agreed to give a set of these "Spring Green" vintage style Ball brand jars to one of our lucky readers.  See details below:

As always, and for those new to the blog, the rules are as follows:

You need to be a "friend of the farm" (a follower) and then leave a comment here on this thread letting us know that you want to be entered.

The contest will run for one week, until July 5th, next Saturday night, at midnight.  The following day, we'll randomly pick one winner and then they will need to email me their shipping address at that time.  I will relay the winner's information to Ball brand jars and they will ship your item directly to you.

Unfortunately, since this is being shipped by and from the manufacturer, entries have to be limited to the United States only.

One entry per person.

Thanks and good luck!

GIVEAWAY NOW ENDED, DRAWING AS SOON AS I GET IN TOUCH
WITH BALL BRAND JARS.

AND THE WINNERS ARE

Sorry for the drawing delay but we had some technical issues (the software, not the person, LOL) but all is back to normal now.

So thank you to all of you who entered, you really did leave the nicest comments celebrating our 2 million page views and those warmed our hearts.

We wish everyone could win but alas, we had to draw only two...

And those two are:

KYMBER - Click HERE to visit her blog (she's an international winner!)

and

TEXAN - Click HERE to visit her blog

Y'all click on my email me link and let me know where to send everything and I'll get with Mike the Gardener and get it all planned out.  It might take a few days to get the ball rolling, have to rely on them to get things started.

And everyone else, we'll be doing some more giveaways soon!

SEEDS OF THE MONTH GIVEAWAY

In appreciation of our recent 2,000,000 page views milestone, we are having a giveaway.

And since it's TWO million, it won't be just one!  Instead of one, we will give away TWO of these!

It will be two six month subscriptions to Mike the Gardener's "seeds of the month" program.

For those who aren't familiar with it, Mike provides seeds each month:

100% Non-GMO
8 packages the first month
4 packages every month after that for six months.

The prizes will be two six month subscriptions for two  different entries.

Click HERE to visit their website

As always, and for those new to the blog, the rules are as follows:

You need to be a "friend of the farm" (a follower) and then leave a comment here on this thread letting us know that you want to be entered.

The contest will run until midnight at the the end of the month, May 31st, next Saturday night, at midnight.  The following day, we'll randomly pick TWO winners and then they will need to email me their shipping address at that time.

The contest is open to everyone, even those in other countries.

One entry per person.

Thanks and good luck!

CONTEST HAS NOW ENDED!
DRAWING SOON!

AND THE DELAYED GIVEAWAY WINNER IS...

And the winner is...

Congratulations to Chickie Mama Linda from Practical Parsimony!

Your name is the one we pulled from the basket.  I'm sorry for the delay in getting back to this, as you all know, it was a crazy month or so for us.

But now we're starting fresh for the new year.

Please email me directly with your address (you can use the 'email me' button), and I'll get your book packaged up and mailed out Monday.

And stay tuned for another giveaway coming soon!

Thanks to everyone, we appreciate you!