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Getting Ready for the Day - Anticipating Supper!

Blog: Bountiful Blessings Farm Produce   -   Wednesday February 08, 2012   -   By Jeff

This morning I am heading out to pick up a load of wood and some cement blocks. A friend of mine is cleaning up some of his property and has to get rid of some things. I should be able to use the wood around the farm for upcoming projects. The cement blocks...

Sometimes it hurts

Blog: Cedar Valley Sustainable Farm   -   Thursday January 26, 2012   -   By Jody

  Sometimes it hurts… Much of the joy we receive from farming is in the connections we have with our customers/members and the other businesses that make CVSF go. At each delivery, we get to talk with our extended farm family.   ...

If There Was Ever a Time in America to Plant a Gar...

Blog: Spring Hill Farms   -   Tuesday January 24, 2012   -   By David

The cost of food continues to rise. If you didn't realize it, you either don't do the grocery shopping, or you haven't ask the person who does! You can do a search on the 'net and find all kinds of numbers indicating how much food products have...

Another Year of Bountiful Blessings

Blog: Bountiful Blessings Farm Produce   -   Wednesday January 18, 2012   -   By Jeff

Even though the business started in 2011, Bountiful Blessings brings a lot of experience to the table. The Wielert family has been involved in agriculture and horticulture for four generations. Ranging from cattle production, greenhouse operation and vegetable...

Farm Boxes 2012!

Blog: Black Dog Farms   -   Tuesday January 03, 2012   -   By Kevin

Get ready Twin Falls because here we go again. After a banner year last year, we are getting ready for an even better crop in 2012.  Due to overwhelming demand for our product last year, we have decided to go to a full share only program. We will sell 15...

Happy New Year!

Blog: Grow And Share   -   Sunday January 01, 2012   -   By Kay

We are officially in 2012, and the growing season — ongoing in NC — will be kicking into high gear by March. March you will be able to plant your beans, peas, and other seeds so that they will sprout when the ground gets warm enough.  Nature takes care...

Gluttony for Good.

Blog: Growing Days   -   Tuesday November 15, 2011   -   By Julie

'Tis the season to eat. Heartily. Locally. Gluttonously. Thank goodness, it's finally sweater weather, because the amazing dinners in which we've been indulging are seriously taking a toll on my waistline—and the holiday eating is just around the...

D is for Democracy

Blog: Cedar Valley Sustainable Farm   -   Saturday November 05, 2011   -   By Jody

On Wednesday the Osmunds traveled to Springfield for Local Food Awareness Day sponsored by the Illinois Stewardship Alliance (ISA) -  http://www.ilstewards.org/ . Over 30 local food advocates from throughout the state converged...

Winter coming...

Blog: Big Valley Ranch   -   Tuesday November 01, 2011   -   By Desiree

Nov 1, 2011 With winter coming on we will still do what growing we can. We still have a few carrots in the ground and the Swiss Chard after being divided is coming on strong. The rhubarb has done well all the year and needs to be divided...

OAT PANCAKES ANYONE??

Blog: Spices and Herbs by Elaynn   -   Saturday October 29, 2011   -   By Elaynn

  Now that winter is upon most of us, many of us might feel like spending more time in the kitchen making food from scratch. I get real tired , real fast, of the ho hum pancake recipes I see in the cookbooks and found this one years ago. I tried it...

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Farm Fresh For Everyone

Blog: Villarreal Family Farm   -   Friday October 28, 2011   -   By Jeri

The USDA has a nice tool on their website for locating food deserts ( www.ers.usda.gov/data/fooddesert ). A food desert is an area that is populated by people however the is limited access to grocery stores or fresh foods. We chose land for our...

GOD or GMO - It's Our Choice

Blog: Cross Roads Ranch   -   Sunday October 16, 2011   -   By Mathew

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Judge Says You Do Not Have the Right to Consume Fo...

Blog: Spring Hill Farms   -   Monday October 03, 2011   -   By David

A Wisconsin judge has ruled that owners of cows do not have the right to consume milk from their own cow. The Farm to Consumer Legal Defense Fund reported on this in detail and you can find the link at the end of this blog. Among other things, Dane county...

FROST

Blog: Harvest Haven Farm   -   Monday September 19, 2011   -   By Sherry

Right on schedule....... Our first expected frost date on all the calendars was the 15th of September. Right on cue it came, and with it went the majority of our garden!  I still have potatoes to dig, and some...

Pepper Staek or Beef Stew to finish slow cooked Be...

Blog: Conroe Saturday AM market   -   Saturday September 17, 2011   -   By Fred

As I came home from Market today I was bewildered about whether to make Pepper Steak or or Beef Stew with 16oz.of Slow roasted Beef. The wife did not care, So I decided on Pepper Steak: 16 oz. cooked Beef diced 1/2 inch Brown in frying pan. Add 1 ...

Slow Food USA $5 dollar Challenge

Blog: Conroe Saturday AM market   -   Thursday September 15, 2011   -   By Fred

Chef Michael Fleshner sent an E-Mail to me today about an Event happening at Conroe's Farmer's Market; Called the $5 Dollar Challenge. The idea is, We are to take back the fast food industry's perception that they are the only places to go to feed a person for...

Share contents September 6 and 9

Blog: Harvest Haven Farm   -   Wednesday September 07, 2011   -   By Sherry

Hi...just a quick run down of your baskets this week.. tomatoes, green beans, cucumbers, yellow squash,  kale, swiss chard, bannana peppers, turnips  ( for soup), lettuce, patty pan squash, herbs including parsley and lemon balm, eggs.....

Joel Salatin - Folk's This Ain't Normal

Blog: Spring Hill Farms   -   Thursday September 01, 2011   -   By David

Love him or hate him, Joel Salatin is leading the charge when it comes to small farms.  I can't wait to read his new book coming out in October. I love the fact that Joel has got the ear of a portion of America that is big enough to help bring about...

It's the end of August!

Blog: Harvest Haven Farm   -   Thursday August 25, 2011   -   By Sherry

Good Morning! The garden at 6am is a beautiful, quiet place- full of dew and fresh vegis! This morning as I was picking, I was grateful for each of you who have been with the farm this year, and blessed by the abundance of tomatoes and summer squash....

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