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Easter Specials at the Williamsburg Farmers Market...

Blog: Williamsburg Farmers Market   -   Tuesday April 19, 2011   -   By WFM

Saturday, April 23, 2011 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.   Shop at the Williamsburg Farmers Market this Saturday for eggs, lamb, asparagus, chocolates, cut flowers and more to celebrate Easter. The Native Plant Society will exhibit invasive...

Just an Introduction

Blog: Southern California Farmers Daughters   -   Thursday April 14, 2011   -   By Aisling

Thank you for your interest. We will be introducing you to our collective members, their practices and production styles. We will also be keeping you informed about grass based livestock and holistic farming techniques. You will be able to learn about our...

Help Protect Our Pollinators - The Bees Need Us. W...

Blog: Wall Flower Studio Garden   -   Thursday March 31, 2011   -   By Karen

~ A GLOBAL BEE EMERGENCY ~ Happening NOW ~   .............................   Quietly, around the world,   Billions of Honey Bees and other pollinators are dying...

SNOB -vs- STEWARD

Blog: Michigan Native Plants   -   Sunday February 27, 2011   -   By TimB

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Local Author Releases Dancing Eagle

Blog: Double R Farm (Amish Country Soaps & Sundries)   -   Monday October 25, 2010   -   By Christine

It has surely been a long time since my last post. Many may be wondering just where I have run off to.  Well, I 've been writing away and recently published a Native American novel. In addition to working on the farm and teaching part time I some how...

The many faces of weeding

Blog: Wild Things Farm   -   Thursday August 19, 2010   -   By Terry

I'm not exactly sure how much of a gardener's time is spent weeding, but I think it's a large percentage of the time spent in the garden.  This year, in the veggie gardens, I used leaves as mulch and it is working wonders!  Sure, there are places...

Something is pooping on the porch.......

Blog: Wild Things Farm   -   Wednesday July 21, 2010   -   By Terry

The farmhouse has big wide wrap-around porches which are great for sleeping dogs, porch swings, and the occasional break from gardening.  To hide the empty space between the ground and the bottom of the porch, last year I planted native coral...

Chelone - Turtlehead - Hot Lips!

Blog: Wall Flower Studio Garden   -   Tuesday March 16, 2010   -   By Karen

This beautiful "Pink Turtlehead", (Chelone lyonii - Hot Lips) blooms from late July right through to October. It's a North American native perennial flower that hosts the Baltimore Checkerspot butterfly. Chelone comes from the Greek...

Coreopsis lanceolata - Another Useful Native!

Blog: Wall Flower Studio Garden   -   Tuesday February 16, 2010   -   By Karen

Coreopsis lanceolata - Tickseed (Organic & Native) Available here my Local Harvest Store . - 25 seeds/pkg .   An exceptionally easy to grow flower that tolerates a wide range of soil conditions! Tickseed is drought...

Gaillardia ~ Blanket Flower - Native & Drought Tol...

Blog: Wall Flower Studio Garden   -   Tuesday February 09, 2010   -   By Karen

  A Showy North American Native! Gaillardia aristata , commonly known as blanket flower, is a native perennial wild flower, which makes this delightful and colorful specimen...

Seedy Saturday - 2010 - On a Sunday!

Blog: Wall Flower Studio Garden   -   Thursday February 04, 2010   -   By Karen

Wall Flower Studio is pleased to announce we will once again be participating at Seedy Saturday (on a Sunday for 2010!), in Toronto. People will be able to purchase organically grown products directly from me. WIth more than 100...

Rudbeckia - Black Eyed Susan - Lovely Native Flowe...

Blog: Wall Flower Studio Garden   -   Sunday January 31, 2010   -   By Karen

I love Black-Eyed Susans, (otherwise known as Rudbeckia). This is not just because of their natural beauty, but also because the deer don't eat them in my garden! I've heard that rabbits do like Rudbeckia, but fortunately, I have 2 cats,...

Have a Green Eco-Friendly Event!

Blog: Wall Flower Studio Garden   -   Thursday January 28, 2010   -   By Karen

A Green Idea! These days, thankfully, many people are opting to plan green events. We are all seeking ways to celebrate and give gifts that are not going to be added to landfil. Making environmentally friendly decisions throughout the...

Garden And "Growing" Trends for 2010

Blog: Wall Flower Studio Garden   -   Tuesday January 05, 2010   -   By Karen

Home & Community Edible Gardens : Due to the previous downturn in the economy it's my belief that more and more people will see the benefits of growing their own food, or art at least growing some food to offset purchases from the grocery store. This...

The Great Quail Escape

Blog: Pleasant Valley Farm   -   Thursday November 19, 2009   -   By Emily

We have had the pleasure of raising bobwhite quail for over a year now.  They are tiny little birds with big voices and toy-sized eggs which hatch into bumblebee-sized chicks.  They are kept in one of our portable "tractors," a fully...

Three Sisters Garden ~ Historical Companion Planti...

Blog: Wall Flower Studio Garden   -   Tuesday November 17, 2009   -   By Karen

This year at the Stanhope Discovery Museum, where I'm the garden's coordinator, we once again, planted a "Three Sisters Garden". Until I moved from Toronto, here to Haliburton County, I'd yet to hear about what a Three Sisters Garden actually was....

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...

Through the Eyes of a Dreamer

Blog: Double R Farm (Amish Country Soaps & Sundries)   -   Saturday July 25, 2009   -   By Christine

Well, we've finally gotten the rain that we needed so badly here in Sugarcreek.  The past few days it has been raining and the garden has finally gotten the moisture it needs. The weeds though, they are another story. Yesterday, I spent hours pulling and...

Plants and Water

Blog: West End Farm   -   Tuesday May 19, 2009   -   By Alice

Plants that use water efficiently, what a provocative and broad subject to touch on, Joe. You're going to make me stretch for this one. The first, simplest and easiest answer is that for true drought tolerance you really want to find a nearby Native...

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