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Bountiful Blessings Farm Produce -
Thursday February 02, 2012 - By Jeff
I have been wondering what happened to winter? It has been so warm here in Northern Illinois the last two weeks, I am not sure I ever remember it being this warm. It makes me a little nervous about what the later part of March will look like. I have heard when...
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Salem Farmers Market -
Wednesday February 01, 2012 - By Deaonna
Well it is soon going to be that time to start turning the soil and planting those seeds. I hope each and everyone is ready to start. I think this year will be a great year for the market. Last year was really good.
We had some young people venture...
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Bountiful Blessings Farm Produce -
Wednesday February 01, 2012 - By Jeff
Another warm day in Illinois. This winter has been so mild! It is amazing! However, I expect when winter comes in like a lamb it will go out like a lion. Yesterday I applied for our sales permit for the spring. I anticipate a great year at our stands with...
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Bountiful Blessings Farm Produce -
Tuesday January 31, 2012 - By Jeff
Today I am heading out with one of my best friends to get a load of cow and chicken manure.
This stuff is like black gold for the garden! Chicken manure is the richest animal manure in
N-P-K. One has to be a little careful with chicken manure as...
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Bountiful Blessings Farm Produce -
Monday January 30, 2012 - By Jeff
Today is the first of the week and time to start getting the hotbed built. I have decided to build a nice little hotbed to extend the season. It would be nice to have lettuce, beets, greens, spinach and other cool crop veggies available early this year. So,...
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Bountiful Blessings Farm Produce -
Thursday January 26, 2012 - By Jeff
I never realized there is so much work just getting ready for the new season. Seed orders, repairing equipment, planting, mixing soil, marketing, are just some of the things going on at Bountiful Blessings. I really believe that being prepared is a good key to...
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Bountiful Blessings Farm Produce -
Thursday January 26, 2012 - By Jeff
Getting Ready Well it's that time of year at the farm where I look over last year's records and plan for the upcoming season. Actually, I have been planning for weeks, but I am finally mapping out the ground and preparing seed orders. I never realized there...
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Harvest Haven Farm -
Friday December 16, 2011 - By Sherry
It is hard to believe we are so close to Christmas already. Our house is full of the smells of cookies baking, fresh evergreen, and the sound of Carols that speak of the reason for all the celebration. Soon we will be roasting our Christmas...
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Meadowview Farm & Natural Habitat Gardens, LLC -
Tuesday September 06, 2011 - By Lori
Tuesday PM
Since the rains have finally arrived I feel we can finally move ahead with our fall planting plans. Craig is planting Mammoth Melting Snow Peas as I write this entry. Everything for the fall planting hinged on whether or not we...
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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...
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The Farm Report from Turkey Hill -
Thursday August 11, 2011 - By Farmer Herman
I would like to blog but can't find the time. Our collard seedlings are up and the kale. A second round of basil and parsley for the winter, snapdragons too. waiting a little while for broccoli and chard. We will plant Asian Greens next week and Carrots....
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Herbs en' Route 'Your Herbal Minute' -
Saturday July 02, 2011 - By Michelle
Hi everyone!
The weather may be hot and humid. During the early morning and late afternoon hours when the weather is the coolest part of the day you can plant a culinary herb garden. A selection of fresh culinary herbs that...
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Bloom Where You're Planted Farm -
Saturday June 18, 2011 - By Teresa
As of yesterday, there are just 3 months left until opening day of the 7th season here at our southeast Nebraska pumpkin patch! I can't believe how fast time can fly. We've been very busy on the farm and finally got all our pumpkins, squash...
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Miolea Organic Farm -
Tuesday June 07, 2011 - By Brian
We tore down and packed up the high tunnel that collapsed this year. We are still loosing layers. Now, whatever is getting the chicken has learned to jump the electric fence to get to the birds. We have fifty broilers on pasture and...
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Avalon Farms Premium Homegrown -
Tuesday May 31, 2011 - By Brigette
Well, no one can say that the spring of 2011 wasn’t
interesting. Cold, yes. Wet, yes. Without sunshine, yes. As I am writing this,
the sun is shining and the temperature today is expected in the “really hot”
range, and with a good southerly breeze...
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Rockgate Farm -
Wednesday May 25, 2011 - By Angela
Got your plants out a little late? So What.... No biggee!
With the weather being so eratic this year, unless you have a hoop house, you most likely got your planting done late. That's alright. As long as your starts are...
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At Home in Nature -
Monday April 18, 2011 - By Mary
Farming in high altitude up on the Palmer Divide at 6000 feet and delivering in low - well, Denver - altitude at 5000 feet requires an understanding of the effects of altitude if you're not going to get a bad attitude.
High altitude is good for crops....
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Cedar Breeze Farm -
Saturday April 16, 2011 - By Rick & Linda
At Last- we are putting our precious plants in the ground. Never mind that we had a tornado touch down about 17 miles north of us today. That was this afternoon; by early evening it was sunny. So we put in the squashes, cucumbers and melons....
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Walkers Fresh Veggies -
Thursday April 07, 2011 - By Mark & Carolyn
Hello Everyone ! Thursday, April 7, 2011 There is currently a small break in the action in the greenhouses, so I thought I would take a moment to get this months newsletter started. I am working alone this year in the greenhouses, Carolyn has...
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