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piglet sausage available soon

Blog: Anonymous Farm   -   Thursday November 19, 2009   -   By Risha

Four of our eight little piggies were taken to the processor this week. Hana and her friend Skylar are saying goodbye along with our reverse herd dog Aggie. When the piglets escaped last month Aggie wasn't the best herding dog, she kept scattering th...

Holdiay Open House

Blog: White Violet Center for Eco-Justice   -   Wednesday November 11, 2009   -   By Candace

It's hard to believe the holidays are near! We're excited about having our first Holiday Open House open to the public 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 22. Meet the alpaca crias at the barn; buy fresh organically grown produce such as spinach, lettuce,...

Ingredients Matter

Blog: Christopher Ranch   -   Tuesday November 03, 2009   -   By Justin

  It’s somewhat ironic how quickly the Slow Food concept – and everything it embodies – is gaining momentum. The Slow Food movement has caught peoples’ attention worldwide, by upholding the appreciation and awareness of quality, clean, ethical...

Hebron Farmers Market

Blog: Hebron Farmers Market   -   Sunday November 01, 2009   -   By Shelly

The 2009 summer harvest season in Connecticut is officially (sadly) over.  With Thanksgiving only a few weeks away, we believe we should express our most heartfelt "Thank You" to The First Congregational Church of Hebron for the...

Saffron

Blog: Willow Springs Market Garden LLC   -   Monday October 12, 2009   -   By Robert

We have our saffron bulbs coming up again. Saffron is a crocus bulb that grows and flowers in the fall. One of the most expensive of spices because of all the labor involved in processing it. The 3 or 4  red stamens of each flower are picked by hand and...

Fresh Veggies and a Stuffed Pizza

Blog: Hurricane Farm   -   Tuesday September 29, 2009   -   By Chris

Here are a few shots of some veggies fresh from the garden.  The frost is still only threatening, so we're sure to have a few more meals on the table right from the garden. A little veg.  A little dip.  Yummy. Once the frost...

A Simple Recipe for all Those Juicy Tomatoes

Blog: Double R Farm (Amish Country Soaps & Sundries)   -   Sunday August 23, 2009   -   By Christine

      I've heard stories about the blight that has many left without tomatoes, but here in Sugarcreek we have a bumper crop of them. We've used them in salads and salsa as well added them to very meal imaginable. In...

Fresh Crushed Garlic More Heart Healthy than Dried...

Blog: Christopher Ranch   -   Wednesday August 19, 2009   -   By Justin

For a healthy heart, make sure your garlic is fresh crushed and not dried. That’s what we California garlic growers have been preaching for years, but new research published in the Journal of Agricultural...

the slow drip continues - farmhouse chedda' -n- wh...

Blog: Hippychick's Gardens   -   Saturday August 01, 2009   -   By hippychick

More cheese gromit! Hippychick is making cheese! Real cheese with real straight from the cow raw milk. Here we have a gallon and a half of whole raw milk. yes indeed the golden hue is real - sure makes me smile. golden milk on the golden farmhouse...

August is almost here and we're loaded with goodie...

Blog: Bluegrass Farmers Market   -   Thursday July 30, 2009   -   By Kentucky Proud

  Saturday is almost here and from what I have seen, the Bluegrass Farmers' Market will be loaded with homegrown goodness once again! And, in case you didn't know, there is a difference between “local” and “homegrown!” The word “local” means that the...

Check out Collierville's Farmers Market

Blog: East Shelby County Farmers Market (Collierville)   -   Thursday July 23, 2009   -   By Bridget

Collierville now has its own farmers market.  It is located on 167 Washington Street in Collierville, TN.  It is directly across from Mensi's.  Thursdays 11:30 am - 7:00 pm Saturdays (starting August 1st 2009) 8:00 am to...

LAVENDER HARVEST

Blog: Blue Moon Lavender Farm   -   Wednesday July 22, 2009   -   By Magdalena

We are harvesting lavender these days and are so impregnated with the smell of it that even after showering up and changing clothes, people at the store ask us: how is the harvest? sure smells great! The fresh lavender bundles are finding their way into all...

Keansburg, NJ Gets a Farmers Market

Blog: Keansburg Farmers Market   -   Thursday July 16, 2009   -   By BayshoreGreen

Keansburg, NJ  has a population of over 10,000 people, but is only one mile square. It has no supermarket, and the closest vegetable market is on the main highway, just out of town, which makes it difficult to get to if you are elderly and don't drive a...

Italian Cooking Classes

Blog: Miolea Organic Farm   -   Monday July 13, 2009   -   By Brian

I learned to make bread dough, pasta dough, lasagna, meat ravioli, Italian sausage, salads, cookies, pizza, calzones, meatloaf, macaroni and cheese and others from my mom and her mom. Two of the three most influential women in my life were my mom...

Life with Longhorns, barbed wire and busted knuckl...

Blog: Box Kite Farms, LLC   -   Thursday June 18, 2009   -   By Brent

Hi to everyone! We run a family farm in central Oklahoma.  We are transitioning into to sustainable and organic farming.  We raise longhorn cattle, mostly for show/pasture ornimentation and they are taking over our lives.  They are great...

Lavender in Bloom - Lemonade with a Twist

Blog: Blue Moon Lavender Farm   -   Thursday June 18, 2009   -   By Magdalena

Do you grow lavender? is it blooming now? The early bloomers in lavender world are the Lavandula angustifolias, the English lavenders. Their buds at the tip of a 12" or so stalk are usually deep purple, although pink, white, and pale blue buds are also...

Why consider your local agricultural producer firs...

Blog: Lakeview Farm   -   Monday June 15, 2009   -   By Pastured Poultry, All Natural, Brown Extra Large to Jumbo Eggs

Lakeview Farm From Our Happy Hens to Your Happy Home.....Enjoy! Lakeview Farm is a family operation committed to providing all-natural eggs produced by healthy hens who are free to forage happily throughout the day and are then put up for the...

farmers market

Blog: Cloud's Path Farm   -   Friday June 05, 2009   -   By Sally

I'm sitting at the farmers market typing at my laptop during the slow times between shoppers.  It was a big hurry up and wait day- had to be here by 3 pm and got here at five of 3 only to sell one box of eggs in the last two hours.  The weather's...

Rosemary Red Soup

Blog: Cookus Interruptus   -   Thursday February 26, 2009   -   By Cynthia

Gorgeous red color, bursting with nutrients, Cookus Interruptus brings you this savory sweet soup.  Using red lentils, beets, carrots, fresh rosemary and a dab of miso you can create this impressive starter course or vegetarian main entree.  Enjoy!...

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