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Keeping an eye (and bucket, and board, and stick) ...
Wild Things Farm - Jan 06, 2011 - By Terry_5
Here we are, "knee deep" into winter. December around here was as cold as I remember it being for such an extended spell. At least the temperature has gotten into the double digits now, although still quite cold. Back in the fall...
Seaweed: "perfectly balanced natural food&quo...
Morgan Botanicals - Jan 06, 2011 - By Jessica_7
Humans have been eating seaweed for ever. Many early communities lived close to the shore because the seas offered a constant and dependable food source. Neolithic communities in Britain for example clustered around coastal lands where rich and diverse...
NATURAL PET FOOD NEEDS
Rainbow Ranch Farms - Jan 06, 2011 - By Poly
PET FOOD NEEDS Local Harvest features many wonderful products made by small family farms, to host the delicate needs for your pets. Here is the link http://www.localharvest.org/store/pets.jsp It is convenient for some of us to make our pet...
What’s Different about Heritage Breeds?
Rainbow Ranch Farms - Jan 06, 2011 - By Poly
What’s Different about Heritage Breeds? The American Livestock Breeds Conservancy states that heritage chicken breeds must be an American Poultry Association (APA) standard breed. The chickens also must be allowed to mate naturally, lead a...
What 2011 Holds and Five Steps You Should Take
Spring Hill Farms - Jan 06, 2011 - By David_8
What does 2011 hold for you? What does it hold for the United States? It would be really nice if we could answer those questions definitively. However, we all know that's impossible. No one can tell the future with certain accuracy. We can tell...
Sprouts!!
Moonstruck Farms - Jan 06, 2011 - By Rowena
Sprouting Joy turned the business over to me and so this week was experimental week for growing and eating! I succeeded and they were so good!!! Next experiment is in Hemp bags!! One little experimental line of Aquaponics going in this...
Seeds Ordered!
Wild Goose Farm LLC - Jan 06, 2011 - By Meg
After cuddling up with a few of my favorite seed catalogs the last few weeks I finally have the seeds ordered for the 2011 season! It may seem a little crazy to order seeds so early in January, but I can assure you it is quite wise. I order early so that I can...
Spice Chai Tea
Cookus Interruptus - Jan 05, 2011 - By Cynthia
If you take whole spices like star anise, black peppercorns, cardamom pods and whole cloves, buzz them in a small grinder to release flavor, then simmer them with fresh ginger and serve with honey and milk – you’ll throw back your head and guffaw at the lame...
Planning the 2011 Garden
Pleasant Valley Farm - Jan 05, 2011 - By Emily
One of the hardest things for me to get used to on the farm is how far you need to plan ahead to be successful. In college, while studying for my Master's degree, I got to be a horrible procrastinator; I can remember getting up at 5 AM to write a paper due...
It is a matter of time - two
Miolea Organic Farm - Jan 05, 2011 - By Brian_1
We arrived at the Virginia Tech, agricultural center and headed into the building. We signed in, went into the room and saw about one hundred people. We met many of the researchers that we have communicated via email, saw some conventional...