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Growing Rack

Blog: 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...

Stinky Gold

Blog: 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...

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...

Who said you could bloom already! Daffodils and go...

Blog: Summer Roots   -   Monday January 23, 2012   -   By Heather

In Georgia, when daffodils start to bloom and goldfinches arrive in their winter colors, you know that spring is already beginning to emerge. This year our daffodils started blooming on 1/19/12 and we've been seeing the winter brown shade of goldfinches (they...

Spring Fever!

Blog: Cross Roads Ranch   -   Saturday January 21, 2012   -   By Mathew

                                      We are getting excited down here in...

Welcome Rain!

Blog: Good Earth Farmers   -   Saturday January 21, 2012   -   By Stephen

Great crashes of thunder and blasts of lightning woke us early this morning. Tall Cedar's old farmhouse shook with the thunder, but the sound of rain on our metal roof was reassuring. It's been a dry winter and we know the soil welcomes the rain. In...

Rites of Winter

Blog: 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...

Who's got the Winter blues?

Blog: Southern Eden Farm   -   Wednesday December 07, 2011   -   By Shannon

Well Winter is pretty much here in NW Georgia. The trees are nearly leafless, and all the beautiful spring and summer birds in our region have moved on to their winter grounds, leaving the farm a fairly silent place by comparison.  I am not a big fan of...

you are my sunshine my only sunshine!!

Blog: Dilish Farm   -   Thursday June 02, 2011   -   By Dillon

Trish and I are continuing with the transplanting routine into our small plot in the backyard.  Two-thirds of the lettuces that we have started with  are now in the ground, thanks to Trish, and last weeks transplants are doing well....

Party on the Farm

Blog: Bloom Where You're Planted Farm   -   Tuesday May 24, 2011   -   By Teresa

I wanted to share a few more photos of springtime on the farm.  This is such a colorful time of year--the sky is SO blue, the pastures are so lush and green, the flowers are blooming and there are birds of every color, from bluebirds to orioles.  Did...

Memorial Day Specials, Canning Demonstrations and ...

Blog: Williamsburg Farmers Market   -   Tuesday May 24, 2011   -   By WFM

Saturday, May 28, 2011 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Plan Memorial Day picnics with bison, fruit pies and spring vegetables available at the Williamsburg Farmers Market .  A strawberry jam canning demonstration will be presented by Two Girls and a...

Spring Chickens (& Calves & Pumpkins)

Blog: Bloom Where You're Planted Farm   -   Wednesday May 18, 2011   -   By Teresa

This is a great time of year at Bloom Where You're Planted Farm.  Rain has been plentiful, the grass and trees look lush and healthy, and the iris and peonies are starting to bloom.  In the next week or so we'll start planting some of our...

Gardening Exhibits, Live Music and Chef Demonstrat...

Blog: Williamsburg Farmers Market   -   Tuesday May 17, 2011   -   By WFM

Saturday, May 21, 2011 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. May is peak season for strawberries, peonies, soft shell crabs, and all spring produce at the Williamsburg Farmers Market .  Master Gardeners and WCAN will have exhibits. Williamsburg Christian...

Strawberries, Spring Produce and Live Music at the...

Blog: Williamsburg Farmers Market   -   Tuesday May 10, 2011   -   By WFM

Saturday, May 14, 2011 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. May is peak season for strawberries and spring vegetables at the Williamsburg Farmers Market .  Stop by the market tent to purchase gift certificates for graduation presents.  Tim Seaman will...

Spring might be here, Finally!

Blog: Pine Needle Farm   -   Friday May 06, 2011   -   By Ann

I think spring might finally be here!  The snow is almost all gone, at least here in the yard.  There is still some out in the forest, but it's going away.  It's been a long, snowy winter.  Now the Glacier Lilies are blooming, the pussy...

Herb Day, Fitness Day and More at the WFM Saturday...

Blog: Williamsburg Farmers Market   -   Tuesday May 03, 2011   -   By WFM

Saturday, May 7, 2011 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Herbs, healthy spring vegetables and strawberries will be the focus for National Herb Week and will be the theme of the Master Gardeners and the Herb Society exhibits at the Williamsburg Farmers...

Spring Plants at the Williamsburg Farmers Market i...

Blog: Williamsburg Farmers Market   -   Tuesday April 26, 2011   -   By WFM

Saturday, April 30, 2011 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Potted plants including herbs and flowering annuals are a feature of the spring markets at the Williamsburg Farmers Market in Merchants Square , along with asparagus, spring greens and pasture-raised...

Flood On The Grass

Blog: Kinsman Farm   -   Friday April 22, 2011   -   By Valerie

Dew on the grass has lately seemed more like flood on the grass. We have had many rainy and cloudy days this month. And of course cool days. I am thankful for our high tunnels and low tunnels. This last November we tried something new with low tunnels. ...

Plant Sale this Saturday in Marietta

Blog: Debbie's Garden   -   Thursday April 21, 2011   -   By Chickadee1

Happy Spring!  We had some more rain last night, which we needed (don't we almost always need rain?)  Been digging up the yard for the plant sale.....I am reminding all the locals that the plant sale is this Saturday April 23, please see my page...

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