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A reflection on December

Highland Orchards Farm Market   -   Dec 29, 2018 - By Highland Orchards

December—An End and a Beginning December is the month of dwindling daylight. I understand why so many animals hibernate or semi-hibernate. It feels as if everything is coming to an end. The growing season is ending; the world is ending. Okay, an...

Fruitcake History and recipes revisited©

Home Farm Herbery   -   Dec 22, 2018 - By Arlene

Fruitcake History and recipes revisited© By Arlene Wright-Correll I have always loved fruit cake. Carl loves fruit cake. However, for some reason the fruit cake genes did not spill over into our 5 children. We could eat it all year round. There...

Last month I wrote about how many CSA farms and other direct-to-consumer farms are struggling with the increasingly fickle consumer and the growing competition of online food sales. Taking our plethora of diverse food choices for granted has become the...

Six Great Alternative Recipes©

Home Farm Herbery   -   Dec 16, 2018 - By Arlene

Six Great Alternative Recipes© By Arlene Wright-Correll Mock meat sauce PREPARATION: Mince onion, 1 clove of garlic, celery, carrot, a little parsley and basil. Sauté with 2 slices of ham, finely minced, and lightly brown in oil. When...

LF silver double laced Barnevelder hatching eggs a...

Fancy Chicken Breeds Farm   -   Dec 14, 2018 - By Simone

10 silver double laced Barnevelder hatching eggs $30 I can ship $14 shipping NPIP Brooksville fl

Pekin ducklings and hatching eggs

Fancy Chicken Breeds Farm   -   Dec 14, 2018 - By Simone

Have about 5 pekin ducks due to hatch, not rare but hatching eggs from friends occasionally. $3 each

A GREAT RECIPE FOR PEPPERS AND SPINACH©

Home Farm Herbery   -   Dec 05, 2018 - By Arlene

A GREAT RECIPE FOR PEPPERS AND SPINACH© By Arlene Wright-Correll As the summer winds down and we find more and more fruits and vegetables coming into season we try to find different ways to use them while they are fresh, whether they are coming...

Seeds and next year

Richert/Phillips Farms   -   Dec 03, 2018 - By Michael_3

   This is a good time of the year--seed catalogs are coming in, planning for the coming season, cleaning up and just general preparing. We are happy that nearly all our CSAs have returned their applications to us for 2019. That is a vital part of...

Summer was good to the trees

Harecrest Acres   -   Dec 02, 2018 - By Matman

We could not have asked for a better summer to grow these beautiful trees. We got the perfect mix of spring rain for the new transplants and great mix of heat and rain for the entire growing season. The results were clear at pruning time. This year we tried...

Theresa S. from Plano, TX is November’s art conte...

Home Farm Herbery   -   Dec 02, 2018 - By Arlene

You just won November’s Art Contest! Theresa S. from Plano , TX is November’s art contest winner Your prize is on its way. Congratulations from Home Farm Herbery LLC