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Sweet Rose Hips, It's Soup!
Morgan Botanicals - Jan 17, 2012 - By Jessica_7
"One may live without bread, not without roses." The rose hip, or rose haw, is the fruit of the rose plant, and typically is red or orangeish, but ranges from dark purple to black in some species. Rose hips begin to form in spring, and...
Last month on his show, Dr. Oz talked about his flu prevention checklist and what supplements can help boost immunity and prevent or shorten the lifespan of the flu, sore throat, and the common cold. With Dr. Oz was special guest Dr. Tasneem Bhatia from the...
The last of the Champagne BBQ was served tonight
Conroe Saturday AM market - Jan 16, 2012 - By Fred
The last of the Champagne BBQ sauce was used tonight. And quite the mouth watering meal. I brought the Fresh Green beans to the living room to prep and the Wife took over. That left me with handling other important details of the meal. I started with Large...
Honey Pecan Pie
Mohawk Valley Trading Company - Honey - Maple Syrup - Beeswax Candles - Jan 16, 2012 - By Betty_1
Ingredients: ¼ lb butter 1 cup sugar 3 beaten eggs ¾ cup honey 2-inches of scraped vanilla bean or ½ tsp vanilla extract ½ tsp lemon juice 1-2 cups of chopped or whole pecans 1 pinch cinnamon 1 pinch nutmeg 9-inch uncooked pie shell ...
Rites of Winter
Folls Flower Farm - Jan 15, 2012 - By Thea
Every year about this time I am inspired to plan the coming year. I search seed catalogs for the newest and best flowers to grow, I research what colors and flowers are "in"for the coming wedding season and I resolve to exercise more, do my...
C.S.A. Subscription Orders Deadline!!
Rainbow Ranch Farms - Jan 15, 2012 - By Poly
Place subscription orders before Jan. 23rd. We will calculate meat Subscriptions on Jan. 24th. Farm pick up: Sat. Feb. 4th. www.rainbowranchfarms.com P.S. A new Beef A-La-Cart Menu added.
Nutritional help for the New Year
Wild Things Farm - Jan 15, 2012 - By Terry_5
We all could use a little help getting our minimum daily requirements of vitamins, fiber, minerals and all that stuff that our bodies need to thrive. Recently, during a surfing adventure, I ran across a new website published by the USDA. It's...
An aspiring new Baker comes to Market
Conroe Saturday AM market - Jan 15, 2012 - By Fred
A talented young aspiring Baker found her way to Conroe's Farmer's market today. Ready to make her mark, in her corner of the world. Gluten free breads. Brownies, Muffins, and cookies. I was sold on the large loaves of bread and Peanut butter...
I have done not thing, nothing at all.....
Tangle Tree Ranch - Jan 15, 2012 - By Marte Holen
So, since I have done nothing, Bob have hauled out manure from one of our barns. A job that is nice to get done, before it gets too cold or hot. He spread the black gold on our garden plot, so we are ahead of schedule for this spring. So, I just...
Soup time at Herb'n Renewal!
Good Season'n With Herb'n Renewal - Jan 14, 2012 - By Karin_1
As a child, I would have been thrilled to wake up and see that there was no school and the hills had snow on them. I could spend the day sledding and then come in to the house and find that my mom had opened a can of soup, heated it and that sure helped warm...