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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...

Excited & Overwhelmed

Blog: Pleasant Valley Farm   -   Wednesday May 25, 2011   -   By Emily

Saturday is the official start to our farm stand season. I'm excited and overwhelmed, as usual.  Excited to see our returning customers, excited to make new friends as well.  I love being able to provide wholesome, responsibly grown...

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Retiring Canned Products

Blog: Pleasant Valley Farm   -   Tuesday November 02, 2010   -   By Emily

I truly enjoy canning.  I love the process of creating something wonderful from scratch, something that will last for months or longer until I open it up to savor a flavor of something that was plentiful seasons ago.  I love playing around with...

The Lack

Blog: Pleasant Valley Farm   -   Tuesday August 03, 2010   -   By Emily

Saturday at the stand, we had beets, cucumbers, zucchini, yellow zucchini, pattypan and crookneck squash, bell peppers, jalapeƱos, sweet banana & inferno banana peppers, Swiss chard, heirloom lettuce, red & white new potatoes and plum tomatoes....

Open for the Season

Blog: Pleasant Valley Farm   -   Sunday May 30, 2010   -   By Emily

We survived our grand opening yesterday, and I'm happy to say it was a success!  Thanks go out to all who stopped to see us, your support of local, organic food allows us to spend our time doing what we love- farming! I admit, I have been pretty stressed...

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Counting Down to Opening Day

Blog: Pleasant Valley Farm   -   Thursday May 20, 2010   -   By Emily

Only 9 more days until we reopen for the year!  I'm excited and overwhelmed all at the same time.  I'm glad I was able to take 2 more days away from my day job next week, because as it is I put in almost a full day every evening after I get home....

U-Pick Strawberries

Blog: Bella Organic Farm   -   Monday May 17, 2010   -   By Johnny

Starting June 1st, our Farm Stand will be open and U-Picking begins.  Strawberry varieties include, June and July bearing Hoods and Tillamooks, and ever-bearing, which produce June and July and again in the fall, include Seascape and Aromas.  Hope to...

Butchering Season Begins Again

Blog: Pleasant Valley Farm   -   Sunday May 09, 2010   -   By Emily

The trailer from our local meat processor just left with some of our pigs on board.  By law, we're required to send them to a USDA-inspected slaughtering facility.  We are able to process the sides of meat here at the farm, which means a busy week...

Closed for the Season

Blog: Pleasant Valley Farm   -   Sunday December 06, 2009   -   By Emily

This was the first weekend our farm stand has not been open for business.  It's just too hard to grow much produce in December in northwestern Pennsylvania, and there comes a point when the butchering is also over for the year.  That point would be...

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Cooperative Farming

Blog: Cowmomma's Cupboard   -   Tuesday August 04, 2009   -   By Cowmomma

This is certainly proving to be an interesting summer here in northern Michigan.  We had a warm start, variable amounts of rain and now cool temperatures in the heart of when it is usually hot.  Our tomatoes are having a hard time figuring out what...

Opening the Stand

Blog: Pleasant Valley Farm   -   Monday August 03, 2009   -   By Emily

Thanks to everyone who stopped by to see us at the stand's reopening on Saturday!  After being closed for over 3 years, we weren't sure what kind of turnout we would have.  Once the stand opened, everything ran smoothly, but we did have a little more...

More Maternity Ward News

Blog: Pleasant Valley Farm   -   Monday July 20, 2009   -   By Emily

The official opening of the farm stand is set for Saturday, August 1st from 10 AM-2PM!  We will then be open every Saturday through the fall during those hours. We are excited to see some of Pleasant Valley's returning customers and meet some new...

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...

What and How we Do what we do here on the Farm

Blog: Destiny Farm   -   Monday November 10, 2008   -   By Joni

Here at Destiny Farm, Mike and I are always looking for ways to do things better for our farm Visitors and Customers. Please feel free to post on our blog and let us know of any Ideas or changes you think we should make to make our farm better for you. It can...

We loved to "meat" you!

Blog: Good for the Earth and Good for you... Millsap Farm   -   Sunday November 09, 2008   -   By Curtis and Sarah

Springfield Missouri is our farm's home, and we were relieved to find our farm in good shape after returning from the National Small Farm Conference and Trade Show in Columbia MO this past weekend. We come back to our the farm with...


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