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Milk fed hogs on a organic farm

Richert/Phillips Farms   -   Nov 24, 2018 - By Michael_3

Have you ever been interested in milk fed pork? There is a good set of hogs heading to the butch that was raised on raw milk, non GMO grain and organic veggies, in the next week. Still some half and whole hogs available for sale.     It amazes...

My Lavender Farm

Purple Scent Lavender   -   Nov 24, 2018 - By Suzanne

My story: I have always loved gardening, something I learned from my Grandmother as a young girl. Herbs have always been a favorite of mine, they are so individually unique, each one has a distinct scent. In 1998, my family and I moved to Silverdale...

How to Handle Little Gardening Problems ©

Home Farm Herbery   -   Nov 24, 2018 - By Arlene

How to Handle Little Gardening Problems © By Arlene Wright-Correll I have a lot of clay around our home and in some place some sandy soil. However, I I have found some plants that do well in the sandy soil. I planted drought-tolerant plants...

November is Transition to Winter

Highland Orchards Farm Market   -   Nov 22, 2018 - By Highland Orchards

November is our noticeable change in daylight hours, with dark creeping in earlier in the evening (late afternoon?!?) and making me want to hibernate.  But November still has plenty of work to do, so we can’t nap yet. If you check The Old Farmer’s...

Gratitude to All Our Customers!

TALLTREE FAMILY Farm   -   Nov 21, 2018 - By Talltree

I just want to give a big shout out to all our wonderful customers -- you are a delight to work with, and I just know that you'll love our wonderful turkeys. And, a big shout out to those who helped us this season : Dayville Farm and Feed for their...

How to make Pumpkin and Carrot Powder©

Home Farm Herbery   -   Nov 20, 2018 - By Arlene

How to make Pumpkin and Carrot Powder© By Arlene Wright- Correll If you own a dehydrator it is not very hard to make your own pumpkin powder which is used to add flavor and nutrients to many dishes, such as pancakes or instant pumpkin puree for...

TURKEYS STILL AVAILABLE

TALLTREE FAMILY Farm   -   Nov 18, 2018 - By Talltree

Most of our birds have been picked up, but we have several more that are still looking for people that want a great holiday!  Here is a list of the sizes, in pounds, of we have left. All at only $6/pound. Give us a call and let us know if you are...

I have written about community-supported agriculture (CSAs) before and so have previous writers at LocalHarvest. CSA farming is truly at the core of what LocalHarvest does connecting consumers with farmers in a mutual relationship of reciprocity. But times...

CSA

Richert/Phillips Farms   -   Nov 14, 2018 - By Michael_3

   Still cleaning up the fields and getting ready to plan for next year. Had a late growing season this year--that is everything came on about a month later then normal, but that was all right, because we harvested quit abit.     As...

How to Make Zaatar and Pomegranate Roasted Chicken...

Home Farm Herbery   -   Nov 07, 2018 - By Arlene

How to Make Zaatar and Pomegranate Roasted Chicken© By Arlene Wright-Correll For those of you who do not want to make a Thanksgiving or Christmas Turkey . Ingredients: 3.5 lbs chicken, cut into pieces with skin on 1/4 cup olive...