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Peppermint Stick = Happiness

North Star Orchard: On Farming and Food   -   Mar 30, 2014 - By Lisa_5

Do you remember being a kid and having a certain special sugary treat that always made you smile? For me, when I was really little, it was Laffy Taffy. It came in all kinds of crazy bright colors, and thinking of the special tangy-sweet flavors and...

Market opening April 17th

Paulding County Farm Bureau Farmers Market   -   Mar 30, 2014 - By Market Manager_1

The Paulding County Farm Bureau farmers market will open on Thursday April 17th.  This is a new day of the week for us, but we hope it works better for everyone.  We are excited to begin this new season, looking forward to lots of fresh, local...

Kudos to colleague Gina Wirtz. Gina took the lead to promote local farms at the showing of a documentary at Alamo Draft House that was sponsored by the local Food Bank, Loaves and Fishes. I joined the CSA Fair to promote our Harmony Acres CSA. It was a nice...

Spring is finally showing!

Walkers Fresh Veggies   -   Mar 29, 2014 - By Mark & Carolyn

One greenhouse up!  Two more to go -- We should have the second one up this week. We are also going to start pulling up black plastic mulch from the newly rented field this week. The guys are done pruning grapes and need work --as the snow is finally...

Royalegacy Hosts an Easter Giveaway and Reviews Ra...

Mohawk Valley Trading Company - Honey - Maple Syrup - Beeswax Candles   -   Mar 28, 2014 - By Betty_1

Los Angeles, CA -- On her blog Royalegacy , Danielle recently reviewed 100% pure beeswax candles, and raw honey from The Mohawk Valley Trading Company as well as an embroidered fleece blanket from Crooked Brook. In addition, she is hosting a giveaway...

First Ever Blog Post

Pleasantrees Farm   -   Mar 28, 2014 - By James_2

My first ever blog post! I have been planning to do this for a while now, and just haven't had the extra time. For starters, I am a 36 year old male. Married to my wonderful wife of just over three years, with our 3 children ages 5,8,11.  We...

Germ Concerns

North Star Homestead Farms, LLC   -   Mar 28, 2014 - By Ann, Laura, and Kara

We all know the winter holiday routine well.  Starting at Thanksgiving and continuing well into January, kids come home from school, families and relatives travel and visit, airlines are busy, and viruses have a heyday.  Sniffle, cough, sneeze, we’re...

Let it Grow! Singing to Your Plants

Arcadia Farms   -   Mar 28, 2014 - By Katie

So you’ve been singing Let it Go from Disney’s movie Frozen all day, every day? Yeah… me too. It’s not just because it’s a catchy song that is bombarding us from everywhere (although that helps). I personally suffer from a syndrome called...

Spring is here

Wool-E Farm   -   Mar 28, 2014 - By Ellyn_1

Finally it looks like we might be getting some warmer weather. The sheep spend their days lounging by the barn, out of the wind and in the sun. It was a long winter for them also. No lambs again this year, the flock is getting older and they seem to know...

LocalHarvest Newsletter, March 28, 2014 Welcome back to the LocalHarvest newsletter. Most of us have a project or two we've managed to put off for a few years now. For whatever reason, there are always a few jobs that are hard to get...