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Bountiful Blessings Farm Produce -
Tuesday February 07, 2012 - By Jeff
As you can probably tell from recent blogs, I do a lot of research. I think it is important to be on top of the game with a bit of knowledge before ramrodding into a project. When I was a firefighter, one of the things I was taught, was that preparation is...
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Bountiful Blessings Farm Produce -
Sunday February 05, 2012 - By Jeff
I have been doing a bit of research on the tomatoes I will be planting out in the field. It seems that the size and character of the plants at the time of transplanting to the field have a marked influence on the yield of early tomatoes. The age of the plants...
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Mini Miracles Farm CSA -
Wednesday January 04, 2012 - By Natalie
Oh, how I shiver with the winter chill in my bones! Lately though I suspect I am shivering with the excitement of the new growing season around the corner (or so I tell myself). Yes, I am addicted. Throughly and totally convicted that one of the winter's true...
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Pleasant Valley Farm -
Monday January 02, 2012 - By Emily
The first real winter storm has hit the farm. It's cold out, the wind is blowing and I can barely see the woods line from where I type, meaning visibility is not good at all. It's a good day to take on indoor tasks, and after I finished sweeping up...
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Dark Water Ranch -
Thursday January 27, 2011 - By shepherd
It is that time of year, planning for what and where to plant for spring. We are expanding the gourd production this year so we are trying to decide how large an area to work for the gourds. We make crafts from the gourds and sell them to others for...
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Pleasant Valley Farm -
Friday January 21, 2011 - By Emily
Winter has definitely set in for the season here. We've had quite a few inches of snow fall since the beginning of the year, and today's temperatures are only in the teens, with a wind chill closer to zero. I know it's cold out when the rabbits prefer to...
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Wild Goose Farm LLC -
Wednesday January 05, 2011 - By Meg
After cuddling up with a few of my favorite seed catalogs the last few weeks I finally have the seeds ordered for the 2011 season! It may seem a little crazy to order seeds so early in January, but I can assure you it is quite wise. I order early so that I can...
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McFadden Ranch -
Friday December 17, 2010 - By Marilyn and Jim
Every holiday season our family prepares several large and beautiful meals. At the crack of dawn, the aroma of rosemary and sage, and of citrus and cloves, begins to fill the house. Tables are set with simple yet elegant style using cotton...
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Wild Goose Farm LLC -
Tuesday November 30, 2010 - By Meg
Wow, we had quite a busy season this year! November has finally brought a welcome rest to the frantic growing season. The farmers markets went extremely well. It is always so fun to see people and build our friendships over the summer. The CSA was...
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Sunrise Farm -
Friday March 26, 2010 - By Jetboy
Hello all - sorry for long delay in posting but it was a lonnnng winter! Finally getting serious about this year's plan. Lettuce and radishes are in with more soon to follow. Garlic looks good, already a few inches tall. Several varieties this year.
We...
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Grow Your Own CSA -
Tuesday February 02, 2010 - By Jim
How do you plan your farm (or garden)? Why not try the Fantastic Farm and Garden Calculator to plan your farm, CSA, home garden or market garden! Highlights of the Fantastic Farm & Garden Calculator: ...
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Pleasant Valley Farm -
Saturday January 30, 2010 - By Emily
When I was younger, my family didn't garden, so I really never paid any attention to vegetable varieties. Corn, for instance, came on the cob, canned, creamed, frozen, or popped. Now that I'm actively involved in planning the varieties we'll depend...
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Pleasant Valley Farm -
Friday January 22, 2010 - By Emily
Despite the snow and freezing rain, spring feels a little closer. I've started to order seeds for this year's growing season, so visions of tomatoes and zucchini have been dancing through my head. Planning a home garden takes some thought, and...
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Pleasant Valley Farm -
Sunday January 10, 2010 - By Emily
Winter is really here, and with a low temperature of -13 last night the main job around the farm these days is keeping warm! We'll bed the pigs down with a bit more hay, and increase the hay fed to the other animals (horses, cows, sheep & goats)...
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Boulder Belt Eco-Farm -
Sunday November 01, 2009 - By Lucy
Welcome to the last farm share newsletter of 2009. This also means this is the last pick up for most of you (The members that are NOT going month to month have one last pick-up next Tuesday). It's been a wonderful season. We have had great growing conditions,...
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Golden Touch Alpaca Farm -
Monday May 18, 2009 - By Shelley
As a small farm constantly looking for new ways to connect with our local communities through grass roots approaches, we found this video very inspiring. Most certainly worth the 15 minutes! Breif Synopsis: Seth Godin argues the Internet has ended...
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Golden Touch Alpaca Farm -
Wednesday April 15, 2009 - By Shelley
Everyone seems to love when we post Ted Talks so I put together a short list of other Talks I think you all will be interested in. If you happen to stumble across any that you think should be added to this list by all means let me know and I will include it! ...
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Miss Effie's Country Flowers and Garden Stuff -
Monday March 09, 2009 - By cathy
Spring seems to be making a subtle entrance into eastern Iowa. She is creeping in... trying not to be noticed. But we have seen robins in the yard, the tips of the daylilies are emerging a bright green and the geese are definitely flying northward....
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Great Expectations -
Wednesday December 10, 2008 - By Candace
So, I barely survive our first attempt at raising and selling turkeys, getting them all to our customers (who were fabulous, by the way) and cooking a 35 pound turkey for Thanksgiving - not to mention Christmas looming over everything and this...
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