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Ellie Kluetzman For Agri-View
Mar 23, 2026
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Hard work during summer and fall lead to colorful and not-expensive meals during winter's cold.

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Potatoes, carrots and onions are kept in an extra refrigerator at the Kluetzman farm. Ellie Kluetzman says, 'The beer is strictly for my beer-batter recipe. I swear.'

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Ellie Kluetzman says, 'Every few days during winter I trot down the steps to the basement with my little blue basket.'

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Ellie Kluetzman says this is her favorite type of variety pack.

Ellie Kluetzman/For Agri-View

Apple and pumpkin pies are made with love and produce from the Kluetzman farm.

Ellie Kluetzman/For Agri-View

Cheesy cauliflower and ham soup tastes good during a late-March blizzard.

Ellie Kluetzman/For Agri-View

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Ellie Kluetzman For Agri-View

All winter long we may yearn for the warmth of summer, but not me. I do love a good sweat but I don’t miss the bugs.

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Ellie Kluetzman moved to a small farm almost 20 years ago; it changed her life. She had a new husband – Richard, a friend of 20 years. Being a mother of three, and soon to become a grandmother, she took a leap of faith. Her eyes have been opened to the beauty of God’s hand in nature and life. She has found contentment on that farm.