Back to the Farm!

This Thursday, September 20th, we are going to a real live working farm. Get ready to get your hands dirty feeding & petting the animals, and even milk a cow!

Where: Amy's Farm in Ontario

7698 Eucalyptus Ave.

Ontario, CA 91762

We will have lunch at a nearby park afterward
Bring sandals if you want & a blanket

When: Thursday, September 20th

We have reserved a tour spot for 10:00am.

Please arrive at the farm by 9:45

Cost: $15/family

Bring: Sack Lunch & Bottled Water

Wear: Closed-toed Shoes & Clothes that can get dirty

Here is an excerpt from Amy's Farm Website about the tour! Feel free to write a comment or send an email (found under the "Contact" tab) if you have any questions. See you on the 20th!

• Take a walk through our garden and learn about fruits and vegetables.  Harvest one item in our garden.

• View a mother cow and learn the "Story of Milk"

• Pet goats and sheep in our petting zoo.

• Feed the pigs vegetables picked from our garden.

• See chickens, roosters, turkeys, geese, and ducks.

• Milk a cow.

• Pet horses and groom mini horses

• Enjoying the sights, sounds, smells, and touch of the farm is a complete sensory experience!

Planning & Peaches

Last Tuesday some of the MMU steering team met for prayer and planning. This group of young moms is eager to serve you this year. I am excited for the MOPS vision that Vanessa has shared with us! The MOPS program will start at Cornerstone on Thursday, October 11th. We already have some great speakers lined up & simple crafts for the moms to do. There will be tables with casual discussion and room for praying together and lots of laughter. Please consider bringing a friend. It is our prayer that this will be a real place of community as we plunge into relationship! We will post more MOPS details in a couple weeks...

The other thing we did at the meeting was devour Kimberlee's peach cobbler (shown alongside a cute cup of coffee). It was one of the best peach cobblers I've had! Kimberlee was happy to share her recipe with us. I plan to get out there and buy all the end-of-season peaches I can find to make this.

Easy Peach Cobbler

Ingredients:
8 large (or 12 small) peaches, pitted & sliced
zest of 1 lemon
juice of 1 1/2 lemons
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 tsp ground cinnamon (optional)
1 (18.25 oz) package yellow cake mix
12 oz. softened cream cheese
1/2 cup melted butter

Directions:

1) Preheat oven to 350 degrees

2) In a large bowl, combine peach slices, lemon zest, lemon juice, and sugar. Stir and allow peaches to sit a few minutes to macerate. Stir in cinnamon if using

3) In a separate bowl, with a fork or pastry cutter, cut the softened cream cheese into the cake mix until it is worked in well and clumps together

4) Butter or spray a 13'' x 9" casserole dish. Spread peaches into the dish. Cover with the cake mix & cream cheese. Drizzle melted butter over the top.

5) Bake in preheated oven 45-50 minutes, until golden brown. Serve with sweetened whipped cream, coffee, and friends