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Melons! Melons! Melons!

Red Rooster Farm and Produce   -   Aug 03, 2018 - By Maryann_2

This week I have been thinking of the summer picnics of my youth - red and white hot dogs, Grandma Brown baked beans, fresh ripe tomatoes and of course ripe cantaloupe and watermelon. Well, we can't bring the hot dogs and baked beans to the markets, but we...

Pickles

Spyglass Gardens   -   Aug 01, 2018 - By Steve or Wendy

Pickle....To be in a pickle? or just to be a pickle? or To make Pickles is the question! Did you know that to be a pickle means to be put into a tight area or circumstance. Think of a jar of pickles, sweet, dill or bread & butter...they are squeezed into...

Cooking Brussels Sprouts the Correct Way Helps Fig...

Home Farm Herbery   -   Aug 01, 2018 - By Arlene

Cooking Brussels Sprouts the Correct Way Helps Fight Cancer@ By Arlene Wright-Correll At Home Farm Herbery we grow Brussels Sprout Long Island Catskill Heirloom Seeds and this popular Brussels Sprout variety produces miniature...

Fresh start

MacIntosh's farmstand and greenhouse   -   Jul 30, 2018 - By Lisa

We're Back & Better than ever! Come check us out, after a few years of having to take a break due to family reasons we decided to re open . Fresh produce, eggs , meat and more Now Baked goods and even some wood crafts. Fall time will bring...

Last Sunday of the Lavender Season

Sauvie Island Lavender Farm   -   Jul 29, 2018 - By Julie_7

This is the end my friend. Oh my! What a great lavender season it has been for Sauvie Island Lavender Farm. It truly was the perfect last season for us at this location.In case you haven’t heard, we are relocating our lavender farm operations to the coast...

Grilled Corn & Basil

Highland Orchards Farm Market   -   Jul 27, 2018 - By Highland Orchards

12 ears of corn, shucked 1/2 cup butter, cut into 12 pieces 36 fresh basil leaves, washed aluminum foil to wrap corn  Turn grill on high to preheat. Cut 12 sheets of aluminum foil sized to wrap each ear of corn tightly. Place each ear on a...

Tomatoes on sale

Red Rooster Farm and Produce   -   Jul 26, 2018 - By Maryann_2

TOMATOES ON SALE! This weekend only we will be offering our slicing tomatoes for $2.00/lb.. We will be at the Salem Public Market? on Sat, July 28, 2018 and the City of Turner Farmers Market on Sun., July 29, 2018.We will also be bringing cucumbers, lettuce,...

LocalHarvest.org Photo by Zimmerman's Berry Farm Blackberries Welcome back to the LocalHarvest Newsletter. Full confession. I don't have a garden anymore, at all. With exception of two measly under-watered...

2018 Farm Fresh Pasture-Raised Turkeys early regis...

TALLTREE FAMILY Farm   -   Jul 25, 2018 - By Talltree

The reservations for 2018 TALLTREE FAMILY Farm turkeys is now open!   When you reserve your turkey, let me know these things: 1 ) Approx. weight of oven-ready meat you are looking for. 2 ) What variety you prefer. 3 ) What date you want to...

Farewell to Schuylkill River Park

Highland Orchards Farm Market   -   Jul 24, 2018 - By Highland Orchards

It seems very strange to say farewell to Schuylkill River Park. We have been there since the first farmers market started in 2005. We have seen vendors come and go, we have endured construction around the park, and in the park, and next to the park, and we...