The Collins Family Farm

03/13/2026

This weekend's special, 3/13-15, is an especiale unique combination- (say that again to yourself in a French accent.) The Chicken Parm on a garlic cheese roll is magnifique. Do the little smooching thing with your fingertips off the lips. Christy has spent all day making cinnamon rolls, Classic, Caramel Pecan, Blueberry Lemon, and Caramel Apple. Real apples, inside. Sit down a minute, don't get faint. Friday and Saturday 11-7, Sunday 10-2, at Crawfordsville Home Depot. Just coast in casual, we're on the right side, there's no rush. Be relaxed. Be hungry. I have so many garlic cheese rolls you wouldn't believe. I will be your backstreet cast-iron chef for your tummy. Breakfast burrito or Egger all day, Hasbrown casserole, goodie-goodies. You must be here.

03/09/2026

🐰🌷 Personalized Easter Baskets 🌷🐰

These adorable personalized Easter baskets are now available to order! Perfect for Easter morning, egg hunts, or a special surprise from the Easter Bunny. 🐣

Each basket comes with a beautiful scalloped liner and your child’s name in elegant lettering, just like the examples shown.

✨ Price: $25 each
✨ Personalized with name
✨ Letter color choice available

When ordering, please send:
• Name for the basket
• Color choice for the lettering

📍 Local pick-up

These make such a special keepsake your kids can use year after year! 🌸

Limited quantities available for Easter, so be sure to claim yours soon. Payment is required upon ordering, though PayPal, zelle or venmo.

02/26/2026

🐰💕
🌸🐰 Personalized Bunny Sale! 🐰🌸

Perfect for Easter baskets, baby gifts, or cute room decor! 💕
I currently have 3 super–soft bunny colors available:

🤍 Cream (Christopher)
💙 Blue (Fred)
🤎 Brown (Harrison)

I can order other colors, they will not be delivered till end of March. Purple, pink, cream, and sea green.(photo in comments)

Each bunny comes with a name embroidered on the ear — your choice of:

✨ Font style
✨ Thread color
💰 $20 each
📌 Payment due at time of order
🧵 Custom-made just for your little one!

🐰💗

02/16/2026

🍪✨ **Fill Freezer February: Freezer Cookie Dough Magic!** ✨🍪
If you love warm cookies but *hate* the work… I got you.
This recipe makes **60 adorable cookie dough squares** you can freeze and bake anytime your heart needs a little sweetness. 💕

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# # # 🥣 **What You’ll Need**

* 4 sticks melted butter (because yum 😌)
* 2 cups light brown sugar
* 1 cup white sugar
* 4 eggs
* 1 tbsp vanilla (the good stuff!)
* 1 tsp each: baking soda, baking powder, salt
* 5 cups flour
* 4 cups chocolate chips or your fave mix-ins 🍫💗

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# # # 👩‍🍳 **How to Make the Magic**

1. Melt the butter (aka liquid gold ✨).
2. Stir in both sugars until cozy and smooth.
3. Add eggs + vanilla and mix well.
4. Add all the dry ingredients and stir. Dough will be sticky—just like it should be!
5. Add alllll the chocolate chips or any goodies you want
6. Press dough into a parchment-lined sheet pan. Use bench scraper and cut into cubes.
7. Freeze for 1 hour.
8. Break into individual squares or slabs and pop them in freezer bags.
9. Label with the date and directions (future you will be grateful 💕).

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# # # 🍪 **To Bake:**

Bake straight from the freezer at **350°F for 11–13 minutes**.
Perfect edges, gooey centers… pure happiness. 😍

* this recipe can be tweaked for any type of cookie add ins that you want. This is just a really good base. Add whatever type of chocolate or goodies that you would like! ✨️ all I did milk chocolate chips, dark chocolate chips, reese's chips and dark chocolate, sea, salt, caramel chips.Because that's what I had! ✨️

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Fill Freezer February is officially delicious. 💗❄️
Want more freezer-friendly treats next?

02/14/2026

Every February I try and fill up the freezer for items my family eats alot of! This truly saves us a lot of money and it's only a few hours.So I decided that I should share some of my recipes that I do to help cut down on grocery costs, Since they don't look like they're going down anytime soon!

✨ **Homemade Frozen French Fries – Perfect Every Time!** 🍟❄️

Want to stock your freezer with delicious, homemade French fries? Here’s the simple method I used:

1️⃣ **Wash & cut** potatoes into fry shapes.
2️⃣ Place cut fries in an **ice bath for 10 minutes**.
3️⃣ While they chill, bring a large pot of water to a boil.
4️⃣ After the ice bath, **blanch fries for 3–5 minutes** in the boiling water.
5️⃣ Move fries into a **second ice bath for 10 minutes**.
6️⃣ Pat dry thoroughly with a towel.
7️⃣ Spread fries in a **single layer on a baking sheet** and flash-freeze for **2 hours**.
8️⃣ Once frozen, transfer to freezer bags for storage.

🔥 **To cook:**
Place frozen fries on a baking sheet, spray lightly with oil (I like avocado oil), and season however you like.
Bake at **450°F for 25–30 minutes**, flipping occasionally, until perfectly crispy.

And that’s it—homemade frozen French fries ready whenever you need them! 🍟❤️

ENJOY!!!

I used a mandolin for my french rice.Because my family likes waffle, cup fries or crinkle fries. If you use a mandolin, please be careful.It will cut you!

Let me know if you try this recipe and feel free to let me know if there's any other recipes that you'd be interested in learning or seeing!

01/28/2026

This is an amazing opportunity to meet your someone special!

🐾 AWL Presents: Speed Dating… But With More Fur and Less Awkward Small Talk 💘
Tired of dating apps? Ready to meet someone who actually loves you unconditionally and won’t ghost you?
On Friday, February 13th, your soulmate could be waiting—tail wagging or whiskers twitching.
✨ Special Valentine’s Deal: Valid February 13th & 14th (no appointment necessary to receive our Valentine's Day promotion!)
***Dog & cat adoptions are just $14!***
Yes, that’s cheaper than dinner… and way more loyal.

💌 How It Works:
• Apply for adoption by Monday, February 9th. (application for adoption in comments!)
If Cupid approves, you’ll receive a phone call letting you know you’re officially in.
• Book your date!
Appointments are LIMITED, so don’t wait—love (and puppies) won’t wait.
• Fill out a short questionnaire (emailed after your appointment is secured).
This helps us match you with the love of your life… or at least someone who will share your couch.

🐶🐱 The Big Date:
• Bring a valid ID to complete a volunteer waiver.
• You’ll have 30 minutes to meet 3 adorable candidates—that’s 10 minutes per date.
Enough time for sparks to fly and tails to wag.
• Found “the one”?
You can complete adoption paperwork on the spot or schedule a follow-up meet & greet (required for dogs joining a home with existing canine roommates).

Skip the roses. Ditch the chocolates.
This Valentine’s season, fall in love with someone who actually thinks you’re perfect. 🐾❤️

01/17/2026

I have always loved sewing since I was a little girl. I got i started because my parents bought me with an American Girl doll, but not extra clothing. In there defense it's expensive! Started with doll clothing, then kids and adult clothing and now quilts. I have been making quilts for 2 years now, but never long armed them myself.

Today I branched out and learned how to long arm a quilt. Not going to lie this was intimidating, but so much fun! Learned alot of new techniques and definitely will be wanting to purchase one of these, once we get a bigger house!

01/16/2026

The Indiana legislature is now in session again, and I feel like every person who loves to support their local grower, maker, and baker governed by Indiana's current cottage laws should know about House Bill 1424 and the fight for more food freedom in Indiana.

If you're a regular patron of any of the wonderful farm stands and small farms in our area, you're probably already aware that the state of Indiana prohibits us from selling a long list of potentially "hazardous" perishable food items to you. Some examples of foods that they believe are too dangerous for you include: frosting made with butter or milk or cream cheese, cheesecake, bread with chunks of cheese baked in, cream and fruit pies, pickles, and more. This also would allow home based vendors to sell to other small businesses as wholesale. As the cottage laws state only commercial kitchens can sell goods in other businesses. There are instances of some local growers and makers in our state being told by their local health department that they can no longer sell legal things like ferments (such as kombucha and kimchi) and single-cut spring lettuce mixes because they're "not safe."

This balance between wanting to offer you locally grown, REAL food and having to abide by state cottage laws is happening behind the scenes at every single farm stand and small farm you visit. Indiana boasts that it has relaxed home-based vendor laws, but at least 17 other states have robust food freedom laws that allow small farms and homesteaders to sell virtually all foods to their customers.

The Institute for Justice is partnering with several Indiana representatives, including Representative Hunter Smith (a regenerative farmer himself), to advocate for more food freedom in Indiana this legislative session. Their bill, House Bill 1424, seeks to expand food freedom for folks in Indiana like YOU who buy food from small farms like mine. You can read the full bill here:
https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2026/house/bills/HB1424/HB1424.02.COMH.pdf

If you believe that you should be able to buy real, homegrown, local food from your neighbors without the government weighing in on it, please consider clicking the link below to send a super-easy letter to your representative about House Bill 1424. I would really appreciate it, and I know all of the other farm stands and homesteaders in our area would, too!

With much love and thanks,

Kristen Collins
The Collins Family Farm

https://instituteforjustice.quorum.us/campaign/152765/?fbclid=IwdGRjcAPWduhjbGNrA9Z2w2V4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHlv7WH79YQBar6H22Sfr-uYsgqo-Z8njEh9YvTe0UZwioIDwSyjc3z-eBcN4_aem_yQzFIDkGG6ZxPDlXhZ3n0w

01/15/2026

Come out and support 2 amazing business's in our community! This Friday!

TGIF EVE…..We have been blessed with Smokin’ Melts & Rollin’ Dough by Turning Leaves Farm Fresh Sourdough bread and we want to share it with You.

Friday from 4-6pm stop by sample their delicious bread along with our choice of Amish Jam from Shipshewana🥖

New store hours Tuesday-Friday 10-6pm
Saturday 9-4 located at 128 S Washington St downtown Crawfordsville.

See you all soon👋

01/09/2026

Please go and support them! They have some amazing food and cinnamon rolls! Plus rhey are some of the nicest people!