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Tomato Research and Planning

Blog: 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...

Seed Orders

Blog: 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...

I want to Grow My Own

Blog: Heritage Hills Farm   -   Sunday January 22, 2012   -   By Patricia

Maybe instead of a CSA you want to grow your own garden. If you live in an area like I do you can easily find the basic seeds, cabbage, corn, beans, lettuce, eggplant etc but how about things like celeriac, Jicama, Cardoons, heirloom tomatoes etc. To get these...

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More Herbs and Food Combinations part two

Blog: Spices and Herbs by Elaynn   -   Monday December 05, 2011   -   By Elaynn

  A while back, I did a blog on spices and what they go well with. This time I will just use the herb and what foods it will enhance. Look through my blogs and you will also see how to make up your own spice blends, such as PUMPKIN PIE SPICE BLEND,...

Baby Bio-ponic Veggies for your farm or garden

Blog: Rancho Organica   -   Tuesday November 29, 2011   -   By Matthew

New startup business for Ventura and Santa Barbara counties; Custom grower of baby Organic Bio-ponic baby veggies- using organic potting soil, bio-dynamic compost (Malibu) Organic starter fertilizer, compost tea and Organic only seed from reputable seed...

Fall is in the air?

Blog: Debbie's Garden   -   Thursday August 25, 2011   -   By Chickadee1

Hi everyone! Haven't written in a while - been pretty busy what with vacations, grandkids and such....not to mention the garden!  Speaking of garden, I have baby collards, broccoli, spaghetti squash, spinich, cabbage and kale.... ! There is no...

Shorter not cooler

Blog: The Farm Report from Turkey Hill   -   Thursday August 18, 2011   -   By Farmer Herman

Hey Everybody. I like the shorter days, because with this heat if we had to endure one more minute before the sun went down.... We have our kale, and collards, and tronchuda up in the greenhouse. Keeping it cool in there is the big deal. 105 yesterday.We even...

Coming Soon-New listings of sustainable products b...

Blog: Rainbow Ranch Farms   -   Friday June 17, 2011   -   By Poly

We are now working on an entire web page of wonderful organic, heirloom and natural products produced by our farm members, sustainers, growers, co-op's, and supporters. Vegetable, fruit and dried goods C.S.A. Programs! Our farm members will soon...

International Seed Day - April 26

Blog: IICFA   -   Saturday April 09, 2011   -   By GrannySue

http://www.INEAS.org   Dear Activists, Scientists, Politicians and Organic Food Advocates:   We are writing to wish you accomplished goals, peace of mind and content in 2011.   We thank all of...

Creating Eco-friendly, Recycled Newspaper Seed Sta...

Blog: Wall Flower Studio Garden   -   Tuesday March 29, 2011   -   By Karen

Well, I finally broke down and purchased a pot maker.  I'm really glad that I did! It's "sow" easy to use, and, the pots are the perfect seed starting size every time!  The fact that I'm using recycling...

From the Farm

Blog: Heritage Harvest Farm   -   Thursday March 10, 2011   -   By MattCorinneFletcher

Hello from Heritage Harvest Farm! This is our first blog, so I'm very excited to share a lot of news with farm followers. First, I have been starting a lot of seeds since the middle of February in preparation for spring. I've got onions, celery,...

edamame seed "Moon Cake" available

Blog: Epic Gardens   -   Thursday March 03, 2011   -   By Sunny

We just received our 2011 Edamame Seed! We sell "Moon Cake" which is unusual in that it is quite tall and indeterminate.  The beans are unusually sweet and extra nutritious.  We'll have fresh Edamame in late summer through the fall. ...

Seeds!

Blog: Singer Hill Gardens   -   Thursday January 27, 2011   -   By Jessica

"Seeds are earthbound starships that fly or fall through the air, never leaving our planet... If seeds were carried across space to distant planets and the conditions they found were suitable to their internal workings, they would sprout."  ~...

SAve Our Seed, Feed Our Future

Blog: Harvest Thyme Farm & Market   -   Wednesday January 19, 2011   -   By Dawn

Food. Most of us know that we have animals that, every year, are placed on an Endangered List. But did you know that there is a list of foods that are indanger of extinction as well? If you're wondering why there is a new energy surrounding Heirloom...

Tomatoes & Spinach & Carrots, Oh My!

Blog: Grow And Share   -   Monday November 29, 2010   -   By Kay

One of the ways that my Mom fueled our gardening interest was to let us choose a unique type of seed each year. We chose and grew unusual vegetables, cotton, gourds, and even flowers.   We hope to use this lesson from my Mom and...

The Pumpkin Is More Than an Oversized Vegetable

Blog: Morgan Botanicals   -   Monday October 11, 2010   -   By Jessica

To me, the pumpkin is more than just an oversized vegetable. In fact, it has a very long history-once considered a symbol of the whole world, a container of everything ever created. Early societies saw symbolism and spiritual significance in many round...

Pumpkin Bread with Cream Cheese Icing

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

Jean Monaco of Martin’s demonstrated this dish at the Williamsburg Farmers Market Chef Tent on September 11, 2010.  Makes 2 loaves. Ingredients ~ ...

spring grinding

Blog: Barker's Creek Gristmill   -   Tuesday April 20, 2010   -   By Woody

Spring usually brings a number of local farmers to the mill to swap stories and have a turn of corn ground into meal and grits.  We normally have seed for 12 or 13 heirloom varieties by this time of year.  This year we only have 5 varieties.  I...

Potting Season Again ... Yeah !!!

Blog: Osma Acres Farm   -   Sunday April 11, 2010   -   By Billy

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