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Getting Ready for the Day - Anticipating Supper!

Blog: Bountiful Blessings Farm Produce   -   Wednesday February 08, 2012   -   By Jeff

This morning I am heading out to pick up a load of wood and some cement blocks. A friend of mine is cleaning up some of his property and has to get rid of some things. I should be able to use the wood around the farm for upcoming projects. The cement blocks...

French Canadian Meat Pie

Blog: Spices and Herbs by Elaynn   -   Monday December 12, 2011   -   By Elaynn

  Many of us have fond memories of certain types of foods we ate while growing up, especially if our mothers were great cooks! Mine sure was , and I don't remember anything she cooked that didn't turn out well! She really put effort into making good,...

Dry Dry Year

Blog: Elliott Family Farm   -   Thursday August 25, 2011   -   By Samuel

2011 has been a very dry year. It has been very challenging to attempt farming. The word is that produce crops are failing all over East Texas or have already failed. The only bright spot on Elliott Family Farms has been sweet potatoes. We planted them in out...

Potatoes

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

Potatoes Potatoes are the fourth most popular crop on Earth (bested by rice, wheat, and maize). They can be cultivated by planting seeds or vegetatively, buy planting potatoes, or cut portions of potato that contain at least two eyes. I can't say with...

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Thank goodness!

Blog: Sunrise Farm   -   Monday June 27, 2011   -   By Jetboy

Whew! Best start in four years due to timing of the rain this year. It's wet but we are picking some things now. See the market list on the home page for more information. We've had a couple of really strong storms in last two weeks but so far the veggies have...

Increasing tuber set in potatoes

Blog: At Home in Nature   -   Saturday June 04, 2011   -   By Mary

Michael Glenn Hickey of the University of Texas studied various devices for increasing potato production in West Texas (THE EFFECT OF SOIL TYPE ON STOLON NUMBER,TUBER INITIATION, AND TUBER VOLUME IN IRISH POTATOES, 1977).   “Potatoes in West Texas are...

Planting at Last!

Blog: Pleasant Valley Farm   -   Monday May 09, 2011   -   By Emily

Finally, the warm temperatures and sunny skies are making it feel like spring!  This weekend, we were finally able to get the horses harnessed and get the majority of this year's garden plowed.  We'll still need to do lots more, like discing and...

Split Pea Soup with Potatoes and Dill

Blog: Cookus Interruptus   -   Friday March 18, 2011   -   By Cynthia

(The new neighbor) Not real pretty to look at but neither is the new neighbor.  We give you the how to on both a vegetarian version and one that includes ham. The cumin + dill marry well with peas.  Try it.  You'll see.  Watch video and...

Preparing for Spring...

Blog: Rocking A Sustainable Farm   -   Wednesday February 02, 2011   -   By Harlan and Lori

We are getting spring fever here at Rocking A Sustainable Farm! I'm not sure if it comes naturally or if those seed catalogs bring it to us. Anyway, we are looking at the calendar and picking dates to till the soil, move compost, plant seeds and potatoes,...

Spiced Sweet Potatoes with Apples and Kale

Blog: Cookus Interruptus   -   Friday December 10, 2010   -   By Cynthia

(Homeless in Seattle) Hip hip hooray, brightly colored vegetables!  Roasting sweet potatoes makes them super sweet.  Combining apples and kale is divine.  Put them together and what can we say?  Fabulous vegetable dish coming your...

Fall vegies available

Blog: My Busy Acre   -   Tuesday November 23, 2010   -   By Bradley

We still have available the following items: Buttercup and Butternut Squash, Potatoes, Red, White and Yellow Onions, and Pumpkins.

Pressure Cooked Galic Mashed Taters

Blog: Cookus Interruptus   -   Wednesday October 20, 2010   -   By Cynthia

(Cynthia snoozes while Jane mashes) Most of you probably have your own method of making mashed potatoes, but you can save time and intensify flavor by using a pressure cooker to make mashers.  Use small yellow finn or red potatoes and leave the skins on...

Potatoes and more potatoes

Blog: Three Springs Farm   -   Friday October 08, 2010   -   By Judy

It's a little late but dug potatoes yesterday...dug only half of them and have a huge clothes basket full....blue, Yukon gold, pink fingerling and red.....haven't gotten to the whites yet.  Picked a lot of the winter squash....I'll be eating well all...

Butternut Squash Mashed Potatoes

Blog: Williamsburg Farmers Market   -   Wednesday September 15, 2010   -   By WFM

Chef Jean Monaco of Martin’s prepared this dish at the Williamsburg Farmers Market Chef Tent on September 11, 2010.   Serves 4. Ingredients 4 to 5 ...

Veggies for a Hot Summer Garden

Blog: Lazy Ox Farm   -   Thursday September 09, 2010   -   By Margie

We didn't intend to do hot summer garden trials this year, its just one of those things that happened to us. Gardens were failing all around our area, but we ate well and had an abundance to share. So, we thought we should share our successes with other folks...

Market Calendar for September 11, 2010

Blog: Williamsburg Farmers Market   -   Thursday September 09, 2010   -   By WFM

Saturday, September 11 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Apples, fall produce, cut flowers, seafood and meats are available at this producer-only market. Learn to cook Apple Waldorf Salad, Butternut Squash Mashed Potatoes and Pumpkin Bread with...

Supplies Needed

Blog: Grow And Share   -   Tuesday August 24, 2010   -   By Kay

We are fundraising now to expand our educational offerings for schools and parents, and prepare for the Spring plantings, when we give away garden plants to US residents who sign a Pledge To Share from their garden. We have a (chicken) Plate Sale...

Boulder Belt Farm Share Inititiative vol 2 issue 2...

Blog: Boulder Belt Eco-Farm   -   Sunday April 25, 2010   -   By Lucy

It's Wednesday once again and that means it is Farm Share Day!!! It is also the day That the farm store officially opens which really doesn't mean much to you members. I would like to talk about a couple of things. One there is kitchen equipment you need (if...

Struggling with patience

Blog: Ms Robin's Garden   -   Monday March 29, 2010   -   By Robin

The weather forecast is like the proverbial carrot dangling in front of me. Promises of slowly increasing night time lows. I know it won't be much longer until we are in full swing The greenhouse is full of plants and I'm ready for the first round of spring...

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