Scurlock Farms Vacation Rentals

04/30/2024

Y’all ready to Cinco de Drinko this Sunday?!

04/08/2024

What an awesome experience! The violet lighting as it got darker was most impressive to me. the chickens weren't quite sure what to make of it. As it started getting a little darker, they headed in the general direction of their hen houses. When the darkness began - fast, like a switch was flipped, , one was standing a couple of feet from me. She literally froze in place - through the entire eclipse and 5 minutes beyond! She finally began to move her head a little, then her feet.

Yesterday Bill Hecke with KNCT 91.3 Radio said he trusted his trained eyeballs, used with all of the equipment, to predict the weather. He thought most of us would have openings in the cloud cover so we could see the eclipse, and we did! Our out-of-state guests that had traveled to see the eclipse were worried about the weather, and I told him Bill's comments. They texted and said, "that 80 year old weather man that said it would be clear was brilliant!".

03/17/2024

My dad has bees.Today I went to his house and he showed me all of the honey he had gotten from the hives. He took the lid off of a 5 gallon bucket full of honey and on top of the honey there were 3 little bees, struggling. They were covered in sticky honey and drowning. I asked him if we could help them and he said he was sure they wouldn't survive. Casualties of honey collection I suppose.
I asked him again if we could at least get them out and kill them quickly, after all he was the one who taught me to put a suffering animal (or bug) out of its misery. He finally conceded and scooped the bees out of the bucket. He put them in an empty Chobani yogurt container and put the plastic container outside.
Because he had disrupted the hive with the earlier honey collection, there were bees flying all over outside.
We put the 3 little bees in the container on a bench and left them to their fate. My dad called me out a little while later to show me what was happening. These three little bees were surrounded by all of their sisters (all of the bees are females) and they were cleaning the sticky nearly dead bees, helping them to get all of the honey off of their bodies. We came back a short time later and there was only one little bee left in the container. She was still being tended to by her sisters.
When it was time for me to leave we checked one last time and all three of the bees had been cleaned off enough to fly away and the container was empty.
Those three little bees lived because they were surrounded by family and friends who would not give up on them, family and friends who refused to let them drown in their own stickiness and resolved to help until the last little bee could be set free.
Bee Sisters. Bee Peers. Bee Teammates.
We could all learn a thing or two from these bees.
Bee kind always.
read more - https://godblazer.com/the-emotional-moment-when-the-stubborn-wild-horse-came-to-say-his-last-goodbye-to-his-owner/

02/22/2024

Building strength, stability & self-reliance in partnership with families in need of a decent & affo

02/22/2024

KXAN Meteorologist Nick Bannin spoke with their Director of Horticulture, Andrea DeLong-Amaya, about what we can expect and how the weather may impact the blooming season ahead.

02/09/2024

I love this “popcorn” stage! We have 6 new babies.

02/05/2024

Very interesting article on Atmospheric Rivers here.

01/28/2024

I love bread and butter pickles and make them every summer, but I never knew how they got their name.

How come the sweet and sour flavor of pickles is called bread and butter? Turns out there’s an interesting story behind it.

According to Katie Baker, the tale begins in Streator, Illinois, with Omar and Cora Fanning, a couple who turned adversity into opportunity. The Fannings, known for raising cucumbers, found themselves in a tough spot one season. Whether the weather was bad, or the economy was tough, I don’t know, but apparently they had a lot of undersized cucumbers. In a stroke of resourcefulness, Mr. Fanning decided to utilize those small cucumbers, previously considered waste, to create a side business.

The Fannings' pickles were not just a hit; they became a phenomenon. Mrs. Fanning was able to barter these pickles with her local grocer for essentials like bread and butter – a practice that gave this unique pickle its name. Marketed as both "old-fashioned" and the "latest thing," their popularity surged from the Midwest to the South, where they remain a beloved staple.

The significance of bread and butter pickles goes beyond their unique taste. As Joe Baker from Greeneville, Tennessee, recalls, during times when preservation was key, anything sweetened and preserved was a treat. Bread and butter pickles, with their delightful mix of sweetness and tang, became a coveted addition to meals, especially for those who could only afford cheaper cuts of meat.

The sweet and sour flavor is a great addition to a traditional southern meal, such as fried pork chops with black-eyed peas and cornbread.

I guess you could say that our Bread and Butter Squash is also “old-fashioned” and the “latest thing.” Using squash instead of cucumbers adds a delightful twist to this traditional pickle.

If you’ve never tried them, you really should!

01/28/2024

Did you know this? I didn’t. We still have the boy’s Radio Flyer in one of the barns.

A 16-year-old Italian boy named Antonio Pasin immigrated to America from Europe at the start of the 20th century. A skilled carpenter, Pasin headed to Chicago and began building little red wagons out of stamped metal. By 1923, he had saved enough money to create the Liberty Coaster Company, and he began mass-producing the wagon for just under $3. He named it the "Radio Flyer" in homage to two of his favorite inventions of the time: the radio and the airplane.

The Original Little Red Wagon became an icon of childhood, used to pull kid siblings, to deliver newspapers, to race down hills with that funky reverse-handle steering, and so on.

01/27/2024

Check it out Best Dragonfly Collection from here https://giftitube.com/collections/dragonfly

01/22/2024

Many of our guests love eating here - me, too!

Best quiche in Georgetown? Our fans sure think so!

Freshly made with the best ingredients just for you. Enjoy with a refreshing Arnold Palmer or glass of wine.

TUE ~ 7am - 2:30 pm ⁠
WED - SAT ~ 7am - 8:30 pm
SUNDAYS ~ 9am - 2:30 pm⁠

🍽 Dinner 4-8:30 pm⁠ (Wed - Sat)

01/22/2024

01/22/2024

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