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Summer & Fall Jams + Penn State’s Arboretum & Mt Nittany

We’ll be back at the Hereford Farm Market tomorrow with two new jam batches (although both are old favorites):

Berry jam – a top seller! Raspberry, strawberry, blackberry & blueberry all mixed together in one delicious all-season, year-round jam; and

Caramel Apple Coffee Jam – perfect for coffee lovers! Awesome on homemade cinnamon rolls or on ice cream (try it with butter pecan or salted caramel because plain vanilla can be boring) +

Honey! The last of the 2023 harvest… stock up for winter. Honey NEVER goes bad!

Mixed Berry Jam
a.k.a. Breakfast Berry Jam, a.k.a. delicious!
Caramel Apple Coffee Jam
Apples, allspice, brown sugar, and a hint of espresso – who could resist this jam??

Where have we been?

End of summer means kids heading back to college. We spent the last two weekends in State College and NYC. While we were in Happy Valley we were able to hike Mount Nittany and tour Penn State’s Arboretum. Both were a lot of fun! The last time Craig and I hiked Mount Nittany we were students there ourselves… so it’s been awhile!!

Craig and me at the Mike Lynch Overlook. The first part of the trail is a 600 feet elevation gain over a half mile or so. That’s Beaver Stadium in the background!

We finished off our hike with a stop at Happy Valley Vineyard. Got a flight and then a glass of their yummy Blue Luna blueberry wine. The arboretum keeps getting bigger and better every time we visit. They’ve added a honeybee observation hive, other free standing Langstroth hives, bee hotels for the solitary species, and tons and tons of flowering plants (including some people might consider weeds). It was all beautifully done and the bees — and us — were loving it!

Hope to see you at the market tomorrow! You can find us at the “Hats & Honey” table near the musician’s tent. The Hereford Farm Market is at Hereford High School from 9:00 a.m. to noon on Saturdays. Best wishes for a beautiful Labor Day weekend!