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Moonstruck Farms -
Sunday July 03, 2011 - By Rowena
We continue to learn as we grow here at Moonstruck. The irrigation is still being tweaked to maximize, but with a little shade cloth we are growing lettuce and spinach in 100 degree temps in the greenhouse...and celery!!! Wow, I would have told you you...
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Clayton Farmers' Market -
Monday June 20, 2011 - By Janice
June 19 -- Bits of sunshine, bits of light rain on Dad's Day! Spinach, lettuce, rhubarb were popular items at Clayton FM. Of course, all locally grown .... pesticide free, too. Temperatures were in the mid 60's today - supposed to reach into the...
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Moonstruck Farms -
Tuesday May 24, 2011 - By Rowena
I picked up Paul again today and he tackled another overgrown row in the new greenhouse while I went and tilled all the compost beds. #1 Compost is ready to go and two more are not far behind so my multiple pile system is working. Before I knew it...
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Moonstruck Farms -
Wednesday May 18, 2011 - By Rowena
The website is up where I can see it. I can see how the reports are set up, but I can't get in and set up the producers! Ugh!! Searching for answers. Not sure if it is a script issue or a problem with the original shareware. ...
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Moonstruck Farms -
Thursday March 24, 2011 - By Rowena
Well Murphy's Law prevailed...I did the largest harvest this winter and sold a fair amount in Phelan so I came home and harvested more...did not check my email and sure enough Wrightwood is cancelled. I will be here in the morning with farm open 8-12...
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Moonstruck Farms -
Wednesday March 16, 2011 - By Rowena
After a long awaited wait the new greenhouse is producing bountifully and I am still not done rebuilding rows and planting!! Tomorrow we will be bringing French Breakfast Radishes, gorgeous long scallions, Moonstruck Salad Mix, Leaf Lettuce mix (for...
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Moonstruck Farms -
Friday March 11, 2011 - By Rowena
The last few days are a total blur...started Wednesday with a little planting, some bok choy, tatsoi, more spinach and of course a sprinkling of radishes and green onions. A market gardener plants in a completely different pattern than most conventional...
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Moonstruck Farms -
Saturday February 19, 2011 - By Rowena
Okay the winds were a real test on the overall structure, but now we get to find out what the snow load is on the single layer of polyethylene...came home from church and dinner and found 4 inches or so already built up and decided not to take any chances and...
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Moonstruck Farms -
Wednesday February 16, 2011 - By Rowena
Seed ordering commenced about a month ago and I had to review my business plan at the same time...what is my goal...meet my "Foodies" needs...yes that is what is actually written in my business plan. I know that most of my customers are true Foodies...
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Moonstruck Farms -
Thursday January 27, 2011 - By Rowena
Today was a long, but a very gratifying day. I started the day with checking the emails...there were more orders...late, but I can never deny a customer if there is any way I can meet the order. One of the orders was for Cornish Game Hens and I...
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Rainbow Ranch Farms -
Saturday January 15, 2011 - By Poly
Growing Spinach - advice on how to grow Spinach
Spinach is relatively easy to grow in cool climates and it is packed with nutrients such as iron, protein, vitamin A and chlorophyll. Whether raw in salads or lightly steamed spinach is a suitable...
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Boulder Belt Eco-Farm -
Wednesday May 26, 2010 - By Lucy
Greetings FSI members, It's week 5 of this food adventure and in the past 7 days we have been through 2 frost warnings and several thunder storms and high winds. Spring was replaced by winter (or late fall) for a couple of days,...
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Cypress Lake Naturals -
Thursday April 22, 2010 - By Sharon
You know Spring is really here when you can make salad from your own garden. Alternatively, you can make salad from my own garden; from Cypress Lake Naturals, to be exact. No grocery store can compare with the great variety of spring greens available from the...
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Rolling Acres Farm -
Monday March 01, 2010 - By Denise
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Boulder Belt Eco-Farm -
Sunday May 03, 2009 - By Lucy
It's been a busy week here at the farm. I have been starting hundreds of seeds-Asian greens (something called tong ho and a bok choy), celery that was completely unplanned but Eugene found a packet with a lot of seeds so I planted several hundred. parsley that...
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Overboe Farms -
Tuesday April 21, 2009 - By Fran or Brian
April 21, 2009 Spring has sprung! And the aspargus is sprouting daily--which means, we are harvesting this beautiful vegetable daily! Grown without chemicals, this is the best we have ever tasted. We sometimes add raw asparagus to a salad for...
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Boulder Belt Eco-Farm -
Wednesday April 15, 2009 - By Lucy
Greetings, This is the third week of April and that means we will be at the last Oxford Uptown Winter Farmers Market in Uptown Oxford from 9:30am til noon in the public lot at Church and Main Sts. We still have some room in the May Farm Share initiative. You...
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Cloud's Path Farm -
Saturday April 04, 2009 - By Sally
We are celebrating mud season by staying up late into the night boiling maple syrup. This is our second year with our hobby size sugaring operation and it is getting bigger and sweeter this year. For every gallon of syrup it is said to take 40...