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Eleventh Blog From the Sheep Farmer

Blog: Shady Hill Farms, Ltd.   -   Wednesday October 28, 2009   -   By Ben

This is the Eleventh Blog From the Sheep Farmer at Shady Hill farms, Ltd. in Newbury, Ohio. Visit us at ShadyHillFarms.com and or GreatAmericanLambCompany.com I am reminded that what we do at Shady Hill farms is renewable and sustainable, all...

CSA Shares 2010 Available. Full w/ eggs or Half Sh...

Blog: M's Organic Sustainable Farm   -   Sunday October 25, 2009   -   By MM

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Eighth Blog From the Sheep Farmer

Blog: Shady Hill Farms, Ltd.   -   Wednesday October 14, 2009   -   By Ben

This is the Eighth Blog From the Sheep Farmer at Shady Hill Farms, Ltd., of Newbury, Ohio. Better farming: better lamb! That is the motto\ tagline of our affiliated meat and woolen goods business, GreatAmericanLambCompany.com Check them out, and...

A Grass Dairyman

Blog: Trautman Family Farm   -   Tuesday October 13, 2009   -   By Scott&JulieTraut

April 4th. Forecast: 3-5 inches of snow, after the wettest March on record, after the wettest February on record. Challenging keeping animals clean and out of the mud yet not destroying good pasture, as anywhere they are is a mess. But spring is here, the...

Green Restaurant Association and Green Seal connec...

Blog: Christopher Ranch   -   Friday October 02, 2009   -   By Justin

      A growing percentage of diners are seeking out restaurants that they perceive as “green,”   but   many have a difficult time locating those restaurants and defining what “green” is.   As a result, the...

California's Critical Water Issues - No Easy Answ...

Blog: Christopher Ranch   -   Monday September 28, 2009   -   By Justin

  There is a contentious water problem raging throughout California’s San Joaquin Valley – an area that produces a major portion of domestic food – that pits environmental protection against domestic agriculture and food supply. ...

Spruce Pine, NC Farmers' Market this Wednesday

Blog: The Mushroom Hut @ Fox Farms   -   Wednesday September 23, 2009   -   By Alan and Susan

We had perfect weather at the market today!  It has been rainy for the past few weeks. We are seeing the last of the tomatoes, corn and berries.  Vendors had leeks, onions, pepper, salad mix greens, herbs (and herb teas as well!), LOTS of baked...

See M's Organic Sustainable FArm and others at Log...

Blog: M's Organic Sustainable Farm   -   Wednesday August 19, 2009   -   By MM

See M's ORganic Sustainable Farm at the Logan Square Farmers Market in Chicago Don't forget to visit www.msorganicfarm.com for CSA details.  Here's the link to the video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeZYYS5VIPw

Corn Battles pt 3

Blog: Miolea Organic Farm   -   Wednesday July 29, 2009   -   By Brian

Part 3 of 3 We learned with corn the best sustainable practice is called field rotation.  We let our soils rest for two years after it has been used to grow vegetables.  With cover cropping, planting green manures (grasses and...

Why consider your local agricultural producer firs...

Blog: Lakeview Farm   -   Monday June 15, 2009   -   By Pastured Poultry, All Natural, Brown Extra Large to Jumbo Eggs

Lakeview Farm From Our Happy Hens to Your Happy Home.....Enjoy! Lakeview Farm is a family operation committed to providing all-natural eggs produced by healthy hens who are free to forage happily throughout the day and are then put up for the...

Niche Marketing and Subsidizing Your Customer

Blog: F.A. Farm   -   Wednesday May 20, 2009   -   By Walter

Yesterday, I finished reading Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America  by Barbara Ehrenreich (2001). I had been a fan of Ehrenreich since the early 90's, but I didn't bother to read her book when it came out because I knew the subject so well....

The Big Boys Push Back

Blog: Bastrop Cattle Company   -   Friday May 01, 2009   -   By Pati

Well, this has been an interesting month! Much of the news is good. Here in Central Texas, we have started the ritual of spring with food festivals all over the place and with the various local farmers markets starting to hit their stride with more produce,...

My New Favorite Book

Blog: Cedar Valley Sustainable Farm   -   Wednesday March 25, 2009   -   By Jody

Tina vs. Lois An Exotic Seductress vs. the Constant Lover In my new favorite book, The Small-Mart Revolution ( www.small-mart.org ), Michael Shuman pits Tina against Lois, and Lois kicks *ss. As you might guess by the title, this...

Slow Money

Blog: F.A. Farm   -   Sunday March 15, 2009   -   By Walter

Last night I sat in on a book reading and discussion by Woody Tasch, author of Inquiries into the Nature of Slow Money: Investing as if Food, Farms, and Fertility Mattered (2008). Of course, this is not a new topic, but some of Tasch's ideas may be doable...

M's Organic Sustainable Farm and MOuntain Moon Her...

Blog: M's Organic Sustainable Farm   -   Friday March 13, 2009   -   By MM

We have finally settled on a market this year.  It's the one we started at Logan Square in Chicago at Logan Square Bvd. and Milwaukee. www.logansquarefarmersmarket.org While we will not be bringing CSA Shares to Logan Square, we will bring our seasonal...

Tax Time

Blog: Bluewater Bay Bucking Bulls   -   Sunday February 22, 2009   -   By Cowmomma

Tax time!  Time to look at we do and how we do it.  We are in the state with the highest unemployment in the country and the county within Michigan with the worst figures.  We doubt that Dan will be getting called back to his "other"...

Duck Manure

Blog: MamaDuck's Duck Eggs   -   Sunday February 15, 2009   -   By Sara

Manure is not much from one or two ducks, it will fertilize the lawn or place where they live.  But with a larger group of ducks, it does accumulate, then the best thing is to compost the manure in a pile, somewhere it can rot and break down over time,...

Reducing the Carbon Footprint by Buying Local

Blog: Bastrop Cattle Company   -   Monday January 26, 2009   -   By Pati

Between throwing hay to the cows and delivering meat in Austin, I try to keep up with the food trends in the country.  This past week I listened to Mark Bitman being interviewed on NPR.  He was promoting his new book, Food Matters , which maintains...

January News from the Farm

Blog: Jackson Hollow CSA Farm: Wisconsin/Minnesota   -   Sunday January 25, 2009   -   By Laura

January End of Month Newsletter--Jackson Hollow Farm Meet Stonewall Jackson (Stoney)!   We have found our guardian dog at a local sheep ranch.   Stoney is a Great Pyrenees puppy, 4 months old.   This breed is one of...

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