Last spring, my husband, Jonathan, received a phone call from one of our corn buyers.\u00a0 This buyer uses some of our organic corn to make vodka for other companies.\u00a0 They wondered if we would be interested in hosting three people who would be in the area to visit the corn plant and organic vodka bottling plant where their product is processed.\u00a0 We have had the privilege of hosting Dean Phillips and his marketing team when they rolled out Prairie Grains Organic Vodka.\u00a0 We love to tell people our farming story, so we thought it would be alright to host another group.\u00a0\u00a0 We were given a date, along with their names and the names of their companies.\u00a0 This is when things got a little interesting, and nerve wracking for me.\u00a0 Two of our guests were from Chatham Imports of New York City.\u00a0 I don’t know if you have the same stereotypes that I do, but I instantly felt that I was too redneck to be their host!<\/p>\n

The day of their visit, the weather was warm and beautiful. The sky was a gorgeous blue, without a single cloud – a perfect day!<\/p>\n

They pulled up in a chauffeured Lincoln Town Car.\u00a0 Not something you see very often in this part of Minnesota! I had to laugh when the driver was eating his lunch…being watched by two farm cats perched on the roof and hood of his shiny car.<\/p>\n

We invited Joe, Connie, and\u00a0 Jim into the house, and visited over “a little lunch” of Lemon Bundt Cake, coffee, water, and juice.\u00a0 All three were very interested in the process of a farm becoming certified organic, and asked many questions.\u00a0 After we finished visiting in the house, we brought them outside for a tour of our farm.\u00a0 They were pretty intrigued with all of the equipment that we showed them. We explained what the different pieces of tillage equipment do, and whether we use it in the spring, summer, or fall.\u00a0 They had the opportunity to sit in the combine, and hear how the grain gets harvested.\u00a0 We tried to answer all of their questions regarding the farm, organic farming, and if I really did make my Bundt cake from scratch.<\/p>\n

We found Joe and Connie to be very warm and friendly. The 2.5 hours they spent on our farm really flew by. \u00a0 They invited us out to New York City to visit them and see their company, which planted an idea in our heads.\u00a0 But that story will have to wait…<\/p>\n

Lemon Bundt Cake<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cake:<\/p>\n

1 package lemon cake mix<\/p>\n

1 package lemon pudding (not instant)<\/p>\n

\u00be cup oil<\/p>\n

\u00be cup water<\/p>\n

4 large eggs<\/p>\n

1 teaspoon butter extract<\/p>\n

1 teaspoon vanilla<\/p>\n

Filling: Mix in small bowl<\/p>\n

2 teaspoons cinnamon<\/p>\n

\u00bd cup chopped pecans<\/p>\n

\u00bd cup brown sugar<\/p>\n

Put all cake ingredients in mixer bowl and beat for 8 minutes at high speed.\u00a0 Grease and flour bundt or tube-type pan. \u00a0Reserve 1 cup of cake batter; pour remaining batter into prepared pan. Spoon filling onto batter, being careful that filling does not touch sides of pan. Pour reserved batter on top. Run knife through batter to swirl filling into batter. Bake in a preheated 350^{o <\/sup>oven for 45-50 minutes.\u00a0 Cool for 10 minutes before turning out onto platter.<\/p>\n}

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