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Three Sisters Garden ~ Historical Companion Planti...

Blog: Wall Flower Studio Garden   -   Tuesday November 17, 2009   -   By Karen

This year at the Stanhope Discovery Museum, where I'm the garden's coordinator, we once again, planted a "Three Sisters Garden". Until I moved from Toronto, here to Haliburton County, I'd yet to hear about what a Three Sisters Garden actually was....

Shorter Days and Pumpkins

Blog: Hurricane Farm   -   Thursday November 05, 2009   -   By Chris

The days are getting shorter.  So much in fact that we had to carve our annual Halloween pumpkins by lamplight at 3:00 in the afternoon!  Overcast conditions coupled with Standard Daylight Time makes for some early evenings. The kids and...

Yummy Yam Frosting

Blog: Cookus Interruptus   -   Wednesday October 28, 2009   -   By Cynthia

Whip up your baked sweet potatoes, yams or winter squash with cream cheese and maple syrup to make this sweet autumn delight from Cookus Interruptus .  Frost Pumpkin Pecan Muffins , zucchini bread, carrot cake, ginger cookies or just put a swirl on...

Pumpkin Pecan Muffins

Blog: Cookus Interruptus   -   Thursday October 22, 2009   -   By Cynthia

Want people to admire your muffins ? Bake or roast winter squash and combine with molasses, honey, whole wheat pastry flour, cardamom, spices, everything nice.  Take a love bite.  

Squash Bugs? Help...

Blog: Peaceful Breeze Farm & Alpacas,Inc   -   Sunday October 04, 2009   -   By Robin

Hi Everyone, I need some help with squash bugs that have envaded my garden last year & have come back again,killing my squash. We have a large all natural garden and I am looking for some advise on how to get these squash bugs out, they are grey in...

Westminster Farmers' Market Report for 10-02-09

Blog: Westminster Farmers' Market   -   Thursday October 01, 2009   -   By Dean

Westminster Farmers’ Market Report from Maple Heights Farm   Farmers’ Market Value?   You Bet!   This week for your entertainment we bring you the award winning, father daughter team of...

Loading Up the Truck with Squash

Blog: Pleasant Valley Farm   -   Thursday October 01, 2009   -   By Emily

We've been anticipating a frost for a few days now, but so far we've been spared. Yesterday Dan & I decided to bring in any winter squash that seemed ripe enough to be pulled from the vine. While squash will handle a light frost just fine, a hard one...

Week of September 28, 2009

Blog: Rolling Acres Farm   -   Wednesday September 30, 2009   -   By Denise

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Homegrown Watermelon and Bananas..sort of

Blog: Pleasant Valley Farm   -   Wednesday September 23, 2009   -   By Emily

The leaves are rapidly changing and it's starting to smell like fall here.  So it was a bit of a surprise when Dan came in from the garden with a watermelon yesterday.  Melons usually conjure up thoughts of summer picnics, but with the short growing...

This Week At The Bluegrass Farmers' Market!

Blog: Bluegrass Farmers Market   -   Thursday September 03, 2009   -   By Kentucky Proud

The kids are back in school, the weather folks keep telling us that the meteorological fall season has started, the pools have closed, windows are being opened and the AC is being turned off. What does that mean for the folks at the Bluegrass Farmers' Market? ...

Starry, Starry Sky

Blog: Double R Farm (Amish Country Soaps & Sundries)   -   Monday August 31, 2009   -   By Christine

Last night I spent some time looking around to see what is still growing well here on the farm. The Indian corn is stunning and vibrant, and I am wondering if the cooler weather has something to do with it. The tomatoes are starting to wind down, but I still...

Holly Mill & Company

Blog: Holly Mill & Company   -   Wednesday August 12, 2009   -   By Autumn

Well we started our  Farmers Market Last week with a BIG SPLASH (Literally) I had 15 Farmers & Craftsmen ready and excited the night before, 4 came and 2 actually stayed. You could not complain, especially in front of produce farmers, about...

Weekday Market Doings!

Blog: Bluegrass Farmers Market   -   Monday August 10, 2009   -   By Kentucky Proud

I was sitting here this morning trying to think of a way to let folks know just how wonderful the Bluegrass Farmers' Market really is and I decided that I'd probably just tell you what went home with me at the end of Saturday's market. I can tell you, it...

This week at the Bluegrass Farmers' Market!

Blog: Bluegrass Farmers Market   -   Thursday August 06, 2009   -   By Kentucky Proud

  It's National Farmers Market Week and it's wonderful that our government recognizes the important role that farmers play in our daily living. But, we celebrate our farmers market every time we pull our trucks into place, set up our tents and unload...

Come Celebrate With Us!

Blog: Bluegrass Farmers Market   -   Monday August 03, 2009   -   By Kentucky Proud

It's National Farmers Market Week! Can't think of a better way to celebrate the fine folks who grow what we eat than by going to the Bluegrass Farmers' Market! The great news...you can shop on Tuesday from 3 until 6:30 or Saturday from 9 until...

The Tuesday Market has Two New Farmers!

Blog: Bluegrass Farmers Market   -   Monday June 22, 2009   -   By Kentucky Proud

Boy oh boy, you sure can tell that the prime growing season in Kentucky is about to start! Our Tuesday market will be loaded with all sorts of “grown by our farmers” goodies! You'll find the freshest and the best cucumbers, zucchini, yellow...

Planting Squash and Ruminating

Blog: Blue Faerie Farm   -   Friday June 05, 2009   -   By Ray & Jan

We found a break in the rain Wednesday long enough to work on the backlog of planting. I was putting in some Ronde de Nice zucchini and some yellow crookneck and working as fast as I could with the storm clouds coming over the mountains. In the back of my mind...

Done Plantin'

Blog: Bloom Where You're Planted Farm   -   Wednesday June 03, 2009   -   By Teresa

We started our planting last Thursday (5/28) and finished up on Sunday evening.  This is record time for us -- maybe after six years we're finally getting the hang of it! (KNOCK ON WOOD...I wouldn't want to jinx it for next year!) We planted four...

6 years of growing pumpkins and we are still learn...

Blog: Hawk Valley Garden   -   Tuesday June 02, 2009   -   By Sue

Welcome to my blog . My name is Sue Loring and my husband and two children own and operate Hawk Valley Garden Pumpkin Stand in northwest Iowa near Spencer, Iowa. My parents also assist us and grow 3 acres of pumpkins on their property. 2009 marks...

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