The Blog Barn

Last year I needed to increase my revenue a bit. My shares were maxed out and due to weather, there was not much to sell either direct or at a market. I started a local food guide. The guide that I started was nothing fancy. Basically it is a compilation of...

The Tulsa Drought

Tulsa City Farm   -   Apr 13, 2011 - By Malcolm

It has been very dry here. As I was trying to get the garden ready for summer planting, the wind was blowing the dry ground, creating a small dust storm. I thought this must be a little like the dust bowl days. That night the weather man said it was the driest...

I read where some in the press are upset that the royals in England are going to be eating Quail eggs at the big upcoming wedding. The journalists are mad because eating quail eggs is kind of an upper crust thing to do I guess. Above the common person or...

Member Harvest - Fresh Pork WINNERS!!! LOL-LOL - ...

Rainbow Ranch Farms   -   Apr 13, 2011 - By Poly

THE WINNERS ARE: Alison D., Katy B., Eric N., Jeff C., Kerri N., Stephan G., Chris D., and Beth H. S. THE PRIZE: EACH WON 5.0lbs of fresh pork for pick-up at the farm on May 7th. Saturday 10:00am - Monday we harvested one of our Grande English...

Baby Goats

DayLus Farm   -   Apr 13, 2011 - By Earl

Two of our mamas have given us three boys and three girls this season so far with one more kidding happening soon. All registered nigerian goats representing all colors one tri color boy with lots of white, two brown with a little white on their crowns boys....

Daffodils

Lilies and lavender   -   Apr 13, 2011 - By kate_3

Those daffy daffodils have finally decided to bloom.  I picked over 1,000 last week and sold most at the Rittenhouse farmers' market in Philly.  When I move to this property 15 years ago there was one long row of struggling daffodils along the...

Spring, Spring, Spring!

Fitzgerald's Family Farm, LLC   -   Apr 13, 2011 - By Sharon_1

The crocuses are up! "Spring, spring, spring!" sang the frog. "Spring!" said the groundhog. So reads the early lines of one of my daughter's favorite children's books from her...

What a day!!!

Moonstruck Farms   -   Apr 13, 2011 - By Rowena

This was one of those days that just leaves your head spinning.  Phelan Chamber of Commerce called and asked if the other farms I work with and I would come to Phelan Phun Days in September...well can we?  So I called Ca. Dept of...

Breaking "boiled eggs" news!

Wild Things Farm   -   Apr 13, 2011 - By Terry_5

Everyone knows (well maybe everyone) that fresh eggs don't peel really well when boiled.  Well, I just collected eggs from the Happy Hens, boiled a few of them for 10 minutes, then put them in water with ice cubes, and voila!  They peeled like a...

Fer Coadee

Miolea Organic Farm   -   Apr 12, 2011 - By Brian_1

Part of our plan all along was to get a working dog when we went to farming full-time.  My wife, being a dog person, did the research to find the right breed and personality for chickens.  The reason for waiting is that dogs, especially working...