The Blog Barn

Go to the grocery store and take a look at the produce. Lots of stuff that looks a day or two old at best. Now read the little signs that the store puts next to each vegetable or fruit. Product of Mexico.  How long does it take to get a bunch of celery...

Feedback on the Rob Hopkins Video

F.A. Farm   -   Apr 15, 2011 - By Walter_1

One of the comments on my last post asked if Rob Hopkins really meant to use the word "gallon" and also asked if anyone else is using this calculation. I typed in a reply, but the Local Harvest spam watch thwarted me, so here is my reply to the...

So much rain the worms are drowning

Gravel Knolls Farm, CSA   -   Apr 15, 2011 - By Linda_10

April 15... Just a few days ago I stepped into the plastic covered hoop house protecting our crop of transplants for the farm and noticed 3-4 dozen worms of all sizes laying still on top the hard, muddy ground and not a one showing the tiniest of wiggles....

48,000 Italian Honeybees

Fitzgerald's Family Farm, LLC   -   Apr 15, 2011 - By Sharon_1

This is what 48,000 Italian honeybees look like. The six two-pound packages spent the night in my dining room after a long trip up from Maryland yesterday and all the way from Georgia the day before!...

48,000 Italian Honeybees

Fitzgerald's Family Farm, LLC   -   Apr 15, 2011 - By Sharon_1

This is what 48,000 Italian honeybees look like. The six two-pound packages spent the night in my dining room after a long trip up from Maryland yesterday and all the way from Georgia the day before!...

Making Baby Vidalia Steak Sauce

The Jam and Jelly Lady   -   Apr 15, 2011 - By Sonya

Shutting down the cannery next week due to a much-awaited surgery for my foot.  Can't drive for a month afterward, so it will be very interesting trying to deliver products to our wholesale customers.  Never fear, Jessica is here!  She got...

Down an MP3 cord now..

Moonstruck Farms   -   Apr 15, 2011 - By Rowena

I keep saying..."Molly is just a puppy...be consistent".  Down a printer cord and now a MP3 cord...things are starting to get ugly...and she can't make up her mind if she wants to eat the chickens or herd them...after she gets in trouble for...

Birds of prey

Wild Things Farm   -   Apr 15, 2011 - By Terry_5

While relaxing this afternoon after getting the day's chores completed (completed, huh?) Anyway, I saw a couple of hawks circling an area of the property.  That reminded me of one of the first times I ever came to the property before I bought the...

Just an Introduction

Southern California Farmers Daughters   -   Apr 14, 2011 - By Aisling

Thank you for your interest. We will be introducing you to our collective members, their practices and production styles. We will also be keeping you informed about grass based livestock and holistic farming techniques. You will be able to learn about our...

Animal Farm Abuse in the News...Check it out ...ve...

Alternative Community Farmer/WPB.FL   -   Apr 14, 2011 - By Tony_1

I was reading the NYT of today and I was shocked to read an article about the abuse of animals at the farms...here is an excerpt, I qoute the NYT: "States Look to Ban Efforts to Reveal Farm Abuse By A. G. SULZBERGER Published: April 13, 2011 ...