The Blog Barn

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

Greenleaf Farms   -   Aug 02, 2016 - By Suki

The USDA released a report July 21 submitted to the Agricultural Marketing Service National Organics Standard Board regarding whether or not products cultivated via hydroponic or aquaponic farming qualify as organic. According to the National Organics...

GMOs now must be labelled!

Greenleaf Farms   -   Aug 02, 2016 - By Suki

President Obama signed into law, a bill requiring a Federal labeling standard for foods containing  genetically modified ingredients (commonly called GMO s)  Two weeks ago, Congress passed the legislation which would require food packages to...

July Art Contest winner is Melissa H. Sadowsky.

Home Farm Herbery   -   Aug 01, 2016 - By Arlene

You just won July Art Contest Melissa H. Sadowsky. Congratulations from Home Farm Herbery 

Welcome back to the LocalHarvest newsletter. You may have read that the venture-capital (VC) funded company Farmigo recently announced that it was terminating their online ‘farmers market’ and going back to just focusing on their software services. ...

Dear CSA Farmer, By now you are probably aware of the recent conversation in the media about Venture Capital (VC) funded "Farm Box" businesses taking the wind out real CSAs' sails. I wanted to share with you what I think is going on and how...

Maximize the Bar-B-Que Season with Maple

Swiss'er Sweet Maple   -   Jul 20, 2016 - By Barbara_2

Swiss'er Sweet Pure Maple Syrup is the perfect ingredient for the summer grilling season. Maple Marinades, Maple rubs and Maple glaze recipes are readily available on the internet.  These summer maple favorites are perfect for chicken, pork, beef,...