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Blowing It.

Blog: Homestead Pantry   -   Saturday November 12, 2011   -   By Homestead Artisa

Well we blew it today, the wind was still nasty and we didn't get much done outside.  The cheese pot is going again, though.  I pulled the cultures out of the fridge and started fresh cultures.  Tomorrow we will set up some cheese.  It's...

Strawberries in the Sunshine

Blog: Homestead Pantry   -   Saturday November 05, 2011   -   By Homestead Artisa

Today we're cleaning out the strawberry beds, and transplanting them to the greenhouses' beds.  These plants have grown amazingly well despite the tough growing conditions this past summer.  The May floodgates closed, then two weeks later we had a...

Announcing the Golden Girls!

Blog: Golden Acres Ranch, LLC   -   Friday September 23, 2011   -   By Bobbie

Our sheep and goats are now available for hire! Recover your landscape in a most charming and environmentally friendly way. Their work is impressive. Take a look at what they can do with kudzu in just a couple weeks. We call them the Golden Girls . Find out...

Fly control

Blog: At Home in Nature   -   Tuesday April 19, 2011   -   By Mary

House flies are a potent pest.   Keeping garbage pails empty and closed, doors closed or screened, and other debris out of the house is a good start, but you can’t keep the flies away.   While the sport of Kings is to hunt them down with a...

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Natural ways to keep your pigs, goats and other st...

Blog: Spring Hill Farms   -   Monday December 13, 2010   -   By David

In my last post I discussed why we don't use chemical wormers. In case you missed it, you can read it here . So naturally the question arises so what do you use to combat parasite loads in your livestock? For us at Spring Hill Farms it is a three pronged...

HR 875 Not all it Seems

Blog: Elliott Family Farm   -   Wednesday July 29, 2009   -   By Samuel

Many of us began growing and eating organic and certified organic foods because we felt it was good for us and good for our customers.The Department of Agriculture has given oganic farming a degree of support, but often far less than many of us would like.On...

Eggplants Under Attack, Buff Chanteclers on the Wa...

Blog: Red Barn Heirloom Gardens   -   Saturday June 20, 2009   -   By Darren

We spent the warm muggy day weeding in the garden which provided lots of treats for the pigs.  They really have adjusted well in just 3 days on the farm.  Our friend, Bob Fenrich and five of his kids came over and with our family of five...


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