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A Sheep Feeding Experiment

Blog: Evergreen Students for Sustainable Animal Agriculture   -   Monday November 16, 2009   -   By ESSAA

Recently in sheep club we've been discussing possible feeds to supplement the diets of our ewes around lambing season. We know that the ewes will need some extra energy during that time, but we have yet to decide what the best feed to provide that energy would...

Corn Feed Fundraiser At The Fair Grove Farmers' Ma...

Blog: Fair Grove Farmers' Market at the Mill   -   Sunday July 19, 2009   -   By Debra

July 29TH we will be Celebrating our Markets 10TH Year. The Fair Grove Booster Band will be having there 1st annual  fundraiser at The Market that day also. If it is a success, I was told they will do it yearly. They will be husking and cooking...

Silo

Blog: Hurricane Farm   -   Tuesday June 16, 2009   -   By Chris

Here, at long last, is a photo of our new grain bin, also known as a silo.  It holds 4.5 tons of grain and we order it 3 tons at a time.  The mill makes it per our specifications and this shipment of feed (that we are feeding to our poultry and hogs)...

Starting Baby on Food

Blog: Cookus Interruptus   -   Thursday April 16, 2009   -   By Cynthia

Feeding your baby fresh, local, organic whole foods is easy and inexpensive if you just whir a bit of your own delicious food in the blender.  Watch and read the how and what of starting your baby on solid food this week on Cookus Interruptus.   We...

Silo Acquisition: Phase 2

Blog: Hurricane Farm   -   Friday April 03, 2009   -   By Chris

We have just completed Phase 2 of our SILO ACQUISITION. Phase 1, the most tedious of all phases, included posting several ads on Craigslist throughout the greater New England and Pennsylvania area in the hopes of locating an unwated silo (a.k.a. Grain...

Our recommendations for feeding laying flocks.

Blog: Twin Creeks Farms- Wesley Stephens and Bethany Stephens   -   Tuesday February 03, 2009   -   By Wesley and Bethany

We have had a lot of questions about what our customers should feed their laying hens after they purchase pullets from us, and here are our recommendations. We use a good quality starter feed of approximately 20% protein until chickens reach about 16-18 weeks...

So we're buying a silo...

Blog: Hurricane Farm   -   Sunday January 25, 2009   -   By Chris

So as the farm grows, we get to purchase cool things that we would never even window-shop for if we lived in, say, a condo. Case in point:  a grain silo.  We've located two different places that will custom mill grain for us and deliver as...

Nolensville Feed Mill Getting Started

Blog: Nolensville Feed Mill   -   Thursday December 18, 2008   -   By FeedMill

Greetings. we are ramping up for the new country market with mostly local grown products. We have a great line on Local Milk, Eggs, Produce and Honey. However, we are looking into grains. Any ideas in Williamson Country where we might get some wheat? ...

Pumpkin Doughnut Muffins

Blog: Kehr Family Farm   -   Sunday November 30, 2008   -   By Ken & Heather Anne

Pumpkin Doughnut Muffins – makes 24 muffins 1 cup sugar ½ cup butter, softened 2 eggs 1 ¾ cup mashed pumpkin ¼ cup buttermilk 3 cups whole wheat/unbleached flour 1 Tbsp. Baking powder 1 tsp baking soda 1 tsp salt ¼ tsp ground nutmeg Topping: ½ cup sugar 2...

What and How we Do what we do here on the Farm

Blog: Destiny Farm   -   Monday November 10, 2008   -   By Joni

Here at Destiny Farm, Mike and I are always looking for ways to do things better for our farm Visitors and Customers. Please feel free to post on our blog and let us know of any Ideas or changes you think we should make to make our farm better for you. It can...

Customer & Vendor Appreciation Day

Blog: Coyote Creek Farm   -   Friday October 24, 2008   -   By Jeremiah

Open House On Thursday, October 30th. between the hours of 11:00am and 2:00pm we are having an open house in appreciation of our customers and our vendors. As the first commercial organic feed mill in the state of Texas we have experienced rapid growth in...


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