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Collie Flower Farm -
Wednesday February 08, 2012 - By Liz
This past week, Cheri, ( Beaver Creek Gardens), and I started the first batch of vegetable and flower seeds. It's great to have all the space now that the greenhouse expansion is complete. Cheri has also incubated 2 dozen eggs which will hatch in a...
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Shari's Berries & Garden LLC -
Monday February 06, 2012 - By Shari
Well its springtime again in Hiram. This winter has been most mild, and with little snow. Its time to cut forsythia for florists and homeowners alike. I've been cleaning up the garage, the basement and the hoophouse. This week I'll start sowing seeds to grow...
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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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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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Triple B Produce -
Tuesday January 31, 2012 - By Farmer Brenda
Every year we plant something new in the garden. Any suggestions? I have never planted collards. I am not sure if we can grow these in Wisconsin. What are you looking forward to the most in the garden? My favorite is green...
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Pleasant Valley Farm -
Tuesday January 31, 2012 - By Emily
Right now, this year's garden is
perfect. That may seem strange, as it's covered with a few inches of
snow, and harnessing up the horses to plow is still months off. But
right now I can see it, I've planned it all out, and it's the only
time of year where...
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Morgan Botanicals -
Monday January 30, 2012 - By Jessica
I've always liked to make my own Valentine love letters....all handwritten and colored with leaves and sticks and twigs and rocks and plant dyed spots, or whipping up my own chocolatey and sticky and sweet confections, and irresistible luscious liqueurs....but...
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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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Cross Roads Ranch -
Saturday January 21, 2012 - By Mathew
We are getting excited down here in...
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Folls Flower Farm -
Sunday January 15, 2012 - By Thea
Every year about this time I am inspired to plan the coming year. I search seed catalogs for the newest and best flowers to grow, I research what colors and flowers are "in"for the coming wedding season and I resolve to exercise more, do my...
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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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At Home in Nature -
Monday December 26, 2011 - By Mary
We are getting ready to buy seeds, and we buy seeds in cooperation - which means that it is cheaper. Our cooperative, the Maia Cooperative, allows us to buy in bulk and reduces the cost of planting, even if we want to plant a large variety...
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Lazy Ox Farm -
Wednesday September 07, 2011 - By Margie
Being a small, family farm, our business works its way into our house on a depressingly regular basis, and never more so than at seed saving time. There are plates of tomato, pepper, and eggplant seeds, bowls of melon, squash, and...
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Morgan Botanicals -
Thursday September 01, 2011 - By Jessica
In honor of Sweet September, Morgan Botanicals is offering FREE
SHIPPING! Just order on my site and enjoy free shipping for the whole
month. All loose herbs, teas, salves and balms, essential oils, baths and soaks, steams and tinctures included. ...
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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...
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Garden Inspirations -
Monday August 22, 2011 - By Marilyn
All these years my mother has been in her garden, sometimes stressing out about planting dates, I didn't truly comprehend the madness. I do now. This new hobby of mine has been an incredible discovery. I wish it wasn't so far away, I have to...
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Pleasant Valley Farm -
Monday June 20, 2011 - By Emily
I've always been an avid reader. Dan is too, an so we subscribe to a number of magazines. The latest National Geographic came in the mail on Saturday. I love reading about the exotic places, cultures and animals inside, but in this issue, one of...
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