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Mmmm.... garlic

Blog: Liz and Paul's Farm   -   Wednesday December 07, 2011   -   By Paul

  I took this picture for a wholesale buyer in the twin cities, who wanted to see what she was getting into before she said yes. 

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Fresh Garlic from our favorite restaurant

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

Conroe's Farmer's Market was not open today because the city of Conroe closed down the town for it's annual CatFish Festival. Instead The Wife and I visited our favorite restaurant. Sweet Tomato {Soup Plantation}We enjoy this restaurant because we are in...

Garlic

Blog: Debbie's Garden   -   Tuesday September 27, 2011   -   By Chickadee1

Garlic is IN the ground! I can't wait to see those little shoots coming up. I've never grown elephant garlic before, hope mine is HUGE! I planted shallots, red garlic, and a white garlic, as well.  Wish i could remember the varieties without having...

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WHAT HERBS GO WITH WHAT FOODS??

Blog: Spices and Herbs by Elaynn   -   Monday September 26, 2011   -   By Elaynn

  I thought that I might like to share with you some herb ideas that go with foods. I keep a paper in my spice and herb drawer to match foods with. Maybe some of you might enjoy a list to look quickly at to see what herbs you can use to go...

Culinary Herbs Instead of Medication part two

Blog: Spices and Herbs by Elaynn   -   Saturday September 24, 2011   -   By Elaynn

  We typically think of culinary herbs as useful flavoring and, used with a subtle, skilled hand, simply make food taste incredible. What many people don't realize is that culinary herbs, like medicinal herbs, do have substances that fight...

IT'S TIME TO PLANT THE GARLIC....

Blog: Debbie's Garden   -   Saturday September 24, 2011   -   By Chickadee1

Today is the day.....this is my weekend to PLANT GARLIC!! I will probably end up planting some more cilantro and greens, too....what are you planting??  Have a good weekend!  debbie

Is it fall yet?

Blog: The Farm Report from Turkey Hill   -   Sunday August 28, 2011   -   By Farmer Herman

Hey everybody. The heat and drought just won't let up. nevermind, we will continue to prepare for the fall/winter season as if the earth will continue to spin and the seasons to turn. gotta trust something. A few scallions are up. I think it has been too hot...

Organic Garlic 2011

Blog: Liz and Paul's Farm   -   Thursday August 18, 2011   -   By Paul

Sarah, Deiki, and Jacob harvest garlic in early July 2011. With over 3000 row feet of garlic, we loosen most of the roots with a tractor-mounted subsoiler, then pull and pile. That digging fork is for "just in case".   Sarah and Martha...

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The End-of-Summer Rush

Blog: Pleasant Valley Farm   -   Monday August 15, 2011   -   By Emily

Hello again, blog!  It's so easy to neglect you this time of year...   August is rolling by mighty quickly, it's hard to believe we're already halfway through!  It has been a typically busy late summer so far, and it's set to get even more...

Garlic

Blog: Eaters' Guild   -   Wednesday July 27, 2011   -   By Laurie

Garlic Garlic has been used as a food and medicine by many cultures for thousands of years. Herbalists have long argued that garlic can fight colds and sore throats. Contemporary studies have found that garlic has antifungal, antiviral, and antibacterial...

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Garlic Scapes

Blog: Eaters' Guild   -   Wednesday July 27, 2011   -   By Laurie

Garlic Scapes Garlic falls into the allium, or onion genius. Garlic scapes, also known as spears, stems, or tops, are immature garlic flowers. Raw, garlic and garlic scapes are a good source of all the B vitamins as well as vitamin C, prosperous,...

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Herbs and vitamins to be careful of if you are hav...

Blog: Spices and Herbs by Elaynn   -   Thursday July 14, 2011   -   By Elaynn

  There seems to be quite a problem between surgeons and patients in the operating room these days. A variety of herbs, and even some vitamins, are causing serious problems in the operating room, and these problems seem to be cropping...

Early June

Blog: Good Karma Garlic   -   Friday June 03, 2011   -   By MJ

What a spring. Our main challenge seemed to be where do we put all this water?  With the 4th wettest spring in our rearview mirror and the days of cutting channels in the garlic beds to let water run out are officially over the garlic is looking...

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Garlic Intro part 1

Blog: Garlic Blog: Vanderpool Gourmet Gardens   -   Monday April 18, 2011   -   By Terry

Garlic the most amazing plant. It is April now in Central Texas and we are preparing for the Garlic Harvest.  We are growing over 50 varieties of garlic.  Garlic has been grown for millenia and it is one of the oldest living plants.  Why is that...

Christopher Ranch Garlic FAQ

Blog: Christopher Ranch   -   Thursday March 10, 2011   -   By Justin

On any given day, I get several questions on the care and feeding of garlic. Most consumers know the basics of garlic “how to” but if you’re not quite sure or you’re a novice in the ways of garlic (yes, there are a few of you out there…) here are the answers...

Boulder Belt Winter Share vol 4 issue 2

Blog: Boulder Belt Eco-Farm   -   Friday February 11, 2011   -   By Lucy

Greetings, It's CSA day (Woo Hoo!) and we have a larger share in store this week than 2 weeks ago. That one I made a bit smaller than I liked because of the drought conditions as well as getting a handle on how much food we have already harvested like onions,...

Garlic Chicken Soup- Nothing to Sneeze At!

Blog: Christopher Ranch   -   Monday January 10, 2011   -   By Justin

Happy (cough, cough, sneeze, sneeze) New Year! Seems cold season is upon us, my dears, and whether you believe garlic has the power to stifle a cold or not, it certainly won’t hurt, especially when it’s teamed with chicken soup. There are studies that say both...

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...

Jingle Bulbs, Jingle Bulbs, Garlic All The Way!

Blog: Christopher Ranch   -   Monday December 13, 2010   -   By Justin

One of my favorite maxims, “a day without garlic… tasteless!” is especially true for the holly days. What would Christmas/Hanukkah/Kwanza/Boxing Day (please forgive me if I’ve forgotten one – and, no, Festivus does not count) be like without garlic to sweeten...

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