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How to Grown and User Lemon Grass

Home Farm Herbery   -   Jan 03, 2017 - By Arlene

How to Grow and Use Lemongrass Lemon Grass Seeds - 'Cymbopogon Citrates' Lemongrass is a fragrant perennial plant that thrives in warm climates and offers a lemony flavoring to dishes. Lemongrass can grow up to 5 feet tall, either planted in...

December art Contest Winner, Gena Strategos

Home Farm Herbery   -   Jan 01, 2017 - By Arlene

Congratulations Gena Strategos! You just won December Art Contest. 

Baking with HONEY for the Holidays? We've Got ...

What's the Buzz?   -   Dec 23, 2016 - By Marcie

Baking with honey always feels so good! Far more virtuous than sugar, honey has lots of benefits, such as keeping your baked goods fresh and moist longer. Here are a few things to keep in mind: Sweeter : Honey is slightly sweeter than sugar, so less can be...

Sweet Spicy Salmon RECIPE with Honeyed Mango Salsa

What's the Buzz?   -   Dec 15, 2016 - By Marcie

Sweet Spicy Salmon with Honeyed Mango Salsa To prepare the salsa, combine the mango, bell pepper, red onion, cilantro, 1 tablespoon of lime juice, 1 tablespoon honey and jalapeno in a medium bowl. Stir well and refrigerate until ready to use....

Chef Rolf's NEW Tutti Frutti Honey!

What's the Buzz?   -   Dec 14, 2016 - By Marcie

Yay, Chef Rolf! Our in-house chef had a real stroke of brilliance the other day.... He took some Lychee, Orange Blossom, Tropical Wildflower, and Mangrove honey and blended them all together! The results were UN-believable!!!! The different notes mingle...

A Sweet Gift for any season!

Swiss'er Sweet Maple   -   Dec 12, 2016 - By Barbara_2

Need a perfect gift for that "Sweet" person in your life? Don't forget that Swiss'er Sweet Maple is a great gift for any season!  Although we produce our crop in the spring, we package and sell all year through.  Check out our maple...

Welcome back to the LocalHarvest newsletter. With the November elections thankfully behind us, there is still a considerable amount of uncertainty moving forward with regards to federal agricultural and food policy. Things will be up in the air for quite...

November Art Contest Winner

Home Farm Herbery   -   Dec 01, 2016 - By Arlene

Huck Nawaz you are November Art Contest Winner

Time to Bottle the Saw Palmetto Honey!

What's the Buzz?   -   Nov 29, 2016 - By Marcie

It has been quite some time since we last had Saw Palmetto honey in stock. Some years Ron Ehmann park down the street does a "contained blaze" and burns the Saw Palmettos down to the ground as a pine forest management strategy. But not this year!...

We have two Angus cross steers ready for harvesting. One half is sold as of today. They have been well taken care of on our little homestead, fed pasture and hay (mostly hay now) along with DE, kelp and salt. They do enjoy our apples that don't make it to...