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How to Make Your Own Corned Beef

Home Farm Herbery - Aug 18, 2016 - By Arlene

How to Make Your Own Corned Beef By Arlene Wright-Correll Truly Irish, Corned Beef is an Irish delicacy and is one of the most popular foods on St. Patrick’s Day. However, it wasn’t until the Irish came to New York in the 1700’s that they...

12th Annual Pumpkin Patch Season

Bloom Where You're Planted Farm - Aug 15, 2016 - By Teresa_2

We're readying the farm for our 12th Annual Pumpkin Festival, coming in just a few short weeks! Dates for 2016 are Oct. 1-30. We will be open every Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. every day besides Fri. Oct. 7,...

7th annual Permaculture in Practice Workshop Septe...

Salamander Springs Farm/Permaculture Organics - Aug 14, 2016 - By Susana

7th annual Permaculture in Practice Workshop September 17-18, 2016 at SALAMANDER SPRINGS FARM! in the beautiful Clear Creek valley south of Berea, KY Salamander Springs Farm is an entirely off-grid, solar-powered farm & homestead...

CSA and the farm

Richert/Phillips Farms - Aug 14, 2016 - By Michael_3

We are well into our season and doing alright. After a brief survey all most all our members will be signing up again for next season for the CSAs. This year was a trying season--still in a drought and high temps makes days go long, but our young helpers have...

Summer on R Farm

R Farm of Northwest Ohio - Aug 11, 2016 - By Doug and Melissa

Fourth of July has come and gone, the corn is way past knee-high, and wheat has been harvested. It feels good to have all the bales either hauled out or in the mow. August puts us about a month away from the Williams County Fair. Our...

Why We Leave the Necks on Harvested Chicken

Cristo Rey Farm - Aug 10, 2016 - By KC

Several customers have asked us why we keep the necks on our harvest pastured chicken. The simple answer is we keep the necks on our birds so that customers can receive the added benefit of the neck bones when using the carcass to make nutritious...

Williamsburg Farmers MArket

Williamsburg Farmers Market - Aug 09, 2016 - By WFM

Williamsburg Farmers Market 402 W Duke of Gloucester St. in Merchants Square Saturday, August 20, 2016 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. At the Williamsburg Farmers Market this weekend, over 40 vendors will bring melons,...

Williamsburg Farmers Market

Williamsburg Farmers Market - Aug 09, 2016 - By WFM

Williamsburg Farmers Market 402 W Duke of Gloucester St. in Merchants Square Saturday, August 13, 2016 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Celebrate National Farmers Market Week! Over 40 vendors will bring melons,...

Why you should bag your clippings

Greenleaf Farms - Aug 02, 2016 - By Suki

If you let your grass clippings on the soil, eventually the grass will trun to thatch. This article, at the end, and most who advocate that practice, ignore that problem. Instead, bag it, and compost it and everyone will be happier. How to...

USDA and Hydroponics