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Late Lowcountry Winter

Blue Pearl Farms   -   Feb 10, 2015 - By Blue Pearl

Late winter at Blue Pearl Farms sounds like a clock ticking as we rush to beat the spring budbreak on our blueberry plants. Their buds formed late last summer, and as the scarlet leaves dropped off at the beginning of January, all at once, the skeletal gray...

Vegan Sweet Pea Soup

The Depot Farm   -   Feb 10, 2015 - By Phil_2

Hi All! This is an easy recipe for Vegan Pea Soup. It's great to make on a cold, snowy day when all you want to do is sit by the wood stove and stay warm. Chop 1/2 onion and 1celery stalk; cook in a little vegetable stock for about 5 minutes or until...

5 Aromatherapy Scents For Women

Cloverleaf Farm   -   Feb 10, 2015 - By Kathy_11

The heart of aromatherapy is natural essential oils. These extracts are distilled from the leaves, barks, fruit, flowers and resins of the plant. There are more than 1000 essential oils on the market. Essential oils are not to be confused with fragrance oils....

Cancer Fight Fundraiser at Diana's Gift Shop i...

Diana's Gift Shop   -   Feb 09, 2015 - By Diana

March and October are our "buy pink" campaign months to help raise the funds to be able to keep donating gift baskets to the local cancer fundraisers that we support. We set aside 10% of those proceeds (on pink items) in honor of my Mom and the...

Bluegrass Farmers' Market Celebrates Valentine...

Bluegrass Farmers Market   -   Feb 07, 2015 - By Kentucky Proud

Valentine's Day is only one week away! Do you know what you will be doing special for that extra special person in your life? How about a few suggestions from our Bluegrass Farmers' Market members. The folks at Bellaire Blooms think their...

Welcome back to the LocalHarvest newsletter. Fifteen years ago this March, we launched LocalHarvest.org, and this month I offered to be the guest newsletter writer so I could share some thoughts on the "good food movement." Back in 2000, the...

cold auto repair to no avail

Richert/Phillips Farms   -   Feb 01, 2015 - By Michael_3

Saturday we where coming back from auction when the SUV started smoking and over heating and then just gave up the ghost--to say. The next day Daniel started to work on it in the bitter cold--it was really cold, I know this because when I cracked the door to...

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Aliff Acres   -   Feb 01, 2015 - By The Aliffs

We are so excited to start our 3rd year with our new Spring season!  We will begin on March 6 and will be taking agreements on February 1st.  We hope to include in the first boxes some of these:  a variety of radishes, 2 types of lettuce,...

Eggs Again!

Long Shadow Farm   -   Jan 30, 2015 - By Cassidy

After a year hiatus without eggs, we finally have eggs again! And we are overrun! Organic, GMO-free eggs are $6.50/doz Conventional eggs are $4.00/doz All our birds are pastured, non-medicated, hormone-free, happy, healthy and loving life! 

Super Bowl Countdown Continues At The Bluegrass Fa...

Bluegrass Farmers Market   -   Jan 30, 2015 - By Kentucky Proud

Okay, who is gonna win? Will it be the Seahawks or the Patriots? I'm voting for the commercials and great food! lol Super Bowl Sunday has become a tradition for many and it means football and food! I'll say that again...food! Great food to be more...