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Change in the Air

North Star Homestead Farms, LLC   -   Oct 04, 2014 - By Ann, Laura, and Kara

There’s something about the shift to September that shakes away the muggy summer air and brings crisp coolness in the morning.  Flowers shift from clovers and daisies to wild asters and golden rod, and the breeze even smells different as it tugs at your...

Butchering Day

North Star Homestead Farms, LLC   -   Oct 04, 2014 - By Ann, Laura, and Kara

In case you hadn’t heard, Farmstead Creamery & Café is closed on Mondays.  We call it the “barn muckin’ chicken pluckin’ hay-balin’ day.”  Well, today was one of those days in the chicken pluckin’ department—aka, chores reduction day. It...

Celebrate Fall at the Bluegrass Farmers' Marke...

Bluegrass Farmers Market   -   Oct 03, 2014 - By Kentucky Proud

Fall will definitely be in the air this Saturday! Make sure you bundle up before you come to the market. Almost 90 degrees on Thursday and possible frost on Sunday...welcome to Kentucky! Lol I sure hope that we get to enjoy the beautiful fall weather before...

Final Summer CSA Delivery

Tewksbury Grace Farm   -   Oct 03, 2014 - By Johnny and Leah

This is the last delivery for our Summer CSA; we have an exciting line up to say farewell to summer!  Thank you for supporting our farm!  We are so happy to announce that we got .8 inches of rain this week, which was huge for all our fall crops….the...

Greens and Good Advice

Greenleaf Farms   -   Sep 28, 2014 - By Sigo

 Again the Pacific Poultryman's Magazine, January 1921.   This was a good reminder to plant the Winter Clover while it is still warm.  Last year we did it far too late, around November 1st and it was brutal sowing the seeds and scratching...

Wise Advice

Greenleaf Farms   -   Sep 28, 2014 - By Sigo

I found this in an old issue of Pacific Poultry Magazine, January 1921

Good hatching Tips

Greenleaf Farms   -   Sep 28, 2014 - By Sigo

Do you know why?  Well having learnt the hard way: the eggs won't hatch and instead all that will happen is that the chick will DIS ...die in shell.  If we can, let's avoid that.  It's really a horrible thing.

Deer Ticks

Greenleaf Farms   -   Sep 28, 2014 - By Sigo

"I had a pediatrician tell me what she believes is the best way to remove a tick. This is great because it works in  those places where it's sometimes difficult to get to with tweezers: between toes, in the middle of a head full of  dark...

Super Saturday at the Bluegrass Farmers' Marke...

Bluegrass Farmers Market   -   Sep 26, 2014 - By Kentucky Proud

Fall is officially here and the weather has been beautiful! Tomorrow promises to be the same...sunny and warm! It's the perfect time to shop at Lexington's largest 100% homegrown/produced market...the Bluegrass Farmers' Market! :) Both of our...

Fibonaci Numbers in the Bag

Tewksbury Grace Farm   -   Sep 26, 2014 - By Johnny and Leah

Autumnal greetings from your DRY farm. We have been hoping for rains, but they keep missing us. Looks like we will be finishing up Sept. with only 1 inch of rain for the whole month. Most vegetables like 1 inch/week, so you can see how far behind we are....